There was a feeling of shock and disgust in Omagh on Thursday morning after senior PSNI officer John Caldwell was gunned down as he packed his car alongside his young son at a sports centre.
The shooting, which has left DCI Caldwell in a critical but stable condition in hospital, has sent shockwaves through the local community in the county town of Tyrone.
Three men have been arrested in Omagh and Coalisland in connection with the attempted murder of the senior officer. Local residents expressed their disgust at the attempted murder on the streets of Omagh on Thursday.