Murder 'was ruthless execution'

Brian McGlynn worked as a nightclub doorman in the city

People who were nearby when a nightclub doorman was murdered in his bed have been urged by police to come forward.

Brian McGlynn, 28, was shot at his house in the Fountain Hill area of the Waterside in Londonderry last Sunday.

DCI Frankie Taylor said a number of lines of inquiry were being looked at but no definite motive had yet emerged.

"We have had some assistance from the community but we need more - this was a ruthless execution of a man in his bed," he said.

The detectives said there were quite a few people in the area at the time of the murder, "despite the un-social hour".

"We know this from studying CCTV footage and talking to some witnesses but what we really need is for everyone who was in that area between 3am and 3.45am to come forward and talk to us," he said.

Detectives are still working to establish a motive

"Brian McGlynn was asleep in bed with his girlfriend when he was wakened by the sound of his front door being smashed in.

"As he started to get out of bed and get dressed, a gunman burst into the bedroom and shot him dead."

Police have been handing out leaflets in the area in an attempt to jog people's memories.

Mr McGlynn, who was originally from Strabane, was buried following a service at Leckpatrick Parish Church in Ballymagorry on Friday morning.

He had been working as a doorman at the Red Rooms nightclub and another pub in the city.