A man being questioned over a murder in the North dating back more than 30 years was released today without charge.
The man (55) was arrested yesterday in Glenariff, Co Antrim, by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Historical Enquiries Team (HET).
The detectives are investigating the killing of 29-year-old Noel McKay who was shot dead at his home in the Ardmore Drive area on Belfast’s Finaghy Road North in 1978.
Mr McKay was a Catholic postal worker killed by two gunmen thought to be republicans in what police at the time said may have been a case of mistaken identity.
The married man was gunned down by two men armed with a shotgun and a pistol who fired around 10 shots at close range.
In the aftermath of his death police said they believed Mr McKay was an innocent victim with no links to any organisation.
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