Detectives charge a man over the shooting of murder suspect Kevin Conway three weeks ago

A man has been charged with murdering a gang suspect in west Belfast.

Kevin Conway, 26, was shot and killed on January 9.

Detectives from the PSNI said the 27-year-old man is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Monday, January 29.

A 53-year-old man, who was also arrested after the January 9 murder, remains in police custody.

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Kevin Conway

Conway had a serious criminal record and had been on bail awaiting trial for the murder of Shane Whitla in Co Armagh last year when he shot dead.

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Three men have been arrested in relation to the murder after a 37-year-old was released on bail earlier this month.

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