A convicted felon has been arrested for the killing of a Co Monaghan man in New York three years ago, writes SeáO'Driscoll in New York.
Mr Eugene McMahon (46), from Gola Mill, Scotstown, Co Monaghan, died from a gun wound to the head after he tried to defend himself during a robbery. Mr McMahon, a New York department of environmental protection inspector, was working on August 9th, 2002, in Long Island, when his car was attacked.
The shooting became a major media story, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited Mr McMahon in hospital before he died.
Police say a man from Queens, New York, admitted the killing. It took place a month after he was released from prison. He is currently serving five years for shooting his gun in the air.