DETECTIVES investigating the killing of a North-East pensioner, who was shot as he had a drink at his local, yesterday arrested a second man on suspicion of murder.
Fred Fowler, 72, was an innocent victim of the shooting, at the Tap and Barrel pub, in Sunderland, on Sunday.
A police spokesman said yesterday a man from the Cleveland area had been arrested on suspicion of murder and was helping detectives with their inquiries.
He also said detectives had been granted a 24-hour extension to question a Sunderland man arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of murder.
The extension will allow officers to continue questioning him until late this evening.
A 19-year-old man who was critically injured in the shooting has been moved from a high dependency unit into a hospital side ward, where his condition is said to be stable and comfortable.
Officers have established that a black Ford Focus car, registration LS02 ZKV, which was later abandoned by the gunmen, had been stolen from the Ingleby Barwick area, near Stockton.
Anyone with information is asked to call 0191-454 7555 ext 66086.
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