Police issue fresh appeal two years after Jim Donegan murder in west Belfast

By Q Radio News

Detectives have made a renewed appeal for information and re-released images of a potential witness on the second anniversary of the murder of Jim Donegan. 

On the 4th of December 2018 the 43 year old father was shot dead as he sat waiting to pick up his 13 year old son from school on the Glen Road in west Belfast. 

Police described it as a chilling and brutal execution carried out by a lone gunman in front of hundreds of innocent schoolchildren and their parents.

At the time teachers and school staff used their coats and jackets to cover the windscreen of the red Porsche Panamera, registration JDZ34. 

They were trying to protect hundreds of innocent school children and their parents from seeing the dead man's body. . 

Detectives have made a renewed appeal for information and re-released images of a potential witness on the second anniversary of the murder of Jim Donegan. 

The 43yo father was shot dead while waiting to pick up his 13yo son from school on the Glen Road in west Belfast. pic.twitter.com/iHlJlqvnVh

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Detective Chief Inspector Pete Montgomery said “I have always stated it is my belief that the information required to finding those involved in Jim’s murder lies within the community and I am appealing to people living in the area to cast their minds back to that day.

''You may think something you saw was insignificant but it may be the final piece of the jigsaw needed.  

''We also released images of a man we believe may be a potential witness in April of this year and I am today calling again on this individual or indeed anyone who thinks they may know them to get in touch as they could potentially help bring this killer to justice. 

“In the 2 years since this brutal killing we have made a number of arrests, however, no one has been charged. 

“Jim was a husband, a brother, a father to two sons and a stepfather. Ask yourself how you would feel if this was your loved one who was taken away in such a cold and callus fashion?  

''This family deserve answers and the community deserves to have someone who would do such a thing taken off the streets.  

“If you have information, call us 101.''