A 30-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of Brian McIlhagga.
The 42-year-old father-of-five from Ballymena was beaten and shot by a gang of masked men who dragged him from a house at Riverview Park in Ballymoney, Co Antrim, on January 5 2015.
Detective Inspector Peter McKenna said: “The man was arrested in the Portrush area this morning and has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station where he is currently helping police with their enquiries.”
In August three men, aged 33, 34 and 49, were arrested in north Antrim adn released without charge.
In July , two men aged 45 and 41 arrested in connection with the murder were released without charge.
The pair were also questioned about a paramilitary-style shooting in Ballymoney in March 2015.
