A 52-year-old man charged with the murder of Lyra McKee is understood to be Derry republican Paul McIntyre.
McIntyre, from Ballymagowan Park, is expected to appear before Derry Magistrate’s Court this morning.
He is also charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and professing to be a member of a proscribed organisation.
He had previously been charged with rioting and petrol bomb offences linked to events on the night Ms McKee was killed.
He was released on bail last November and ordered not to have any dealings with dissident republican group Saoradh or to interfere in the police investigation into Ms McKee’s death.
The 29-year-old writer and campaigner was shot dead while observing rioting in the city in April.
Ms McKee was standing near a police vehicle when she was hit by a bullet fired by a masked gunman towards officers.
The New IRA said it carried out the killing.
While McIntyre has been charged with murder, police say the search to bring the gunman to justice is active and ongoing.
Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy said: “I have always said a number of individuals were involved with the gunman on the night Lyra was killed and, while today is significant for the investigation, the quest for the evidence to bring the gunman to justice remains active and ongoing.”
McIntyre was among four men arrested in Derry on Tuesday.
Two men, aged 20 and 27, were subsequently released pending reports to the Public Prosecution Service while a 29-year-old man was released without charge.
Ms McKee, who was from Belfast, had been living in Derry with her partner Sara Canning when she was killed.
Her funeral was attended by then prime minister Theresa May, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and President Michael D Higgins at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast.
Fr Martin Magill received a standing ovation when he asked why it took her death to unite politicians.
Within days the British and Irish governments announced a new talks process aimed at restoring powersharing which was resurrected last month after three years of deadlock.
