Police have arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after a man in his 40s was shot in Co Down last Friday.
PSNI detectives were investigating the shooting of the man in a car park on Rathfriland Road in the Banbridge area.
Police said they searched two properties in Mullaghbawn and Banbridge on Wednesday during their investigation and arrested a 39-year-old man who remains in police custody.
A number of items were taken from the properties for examination, police added.
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The man who was shot in the abdomen remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
He was shot shortly after 8pm on Friday, April 12, PSNI said a person then left the scene in a silver Citroen vehicle heading southbound on the A1 dual carriageway.
Police had last week arrested a man in his 40s in relation to the investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 1683 12/04/24. The independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
