POLICE have issued a renewed appeal for information on the anniversary of the murder of Sean Fox.
The 42-year-old was shot dead while he sat inside the Donegal Celtic Sports and Social Club on the Suffolk Road in west Belfast on October 2, 2022.
Two masked gunmen targeted the father-of-two and made their way past several people before singling him out and shooting him multiple times.
Today detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team made a renewed appeal for information on his murder.
Father-of-two Sean Fox was murdered on October 2, 2022The appeal, which comes on the third anniversary of his death, is backed by a £20k reward from the independent charity Crimestoppers.
“Our thoughts are with the Fox family today, three years on from the murder of Sean, as they still try to come to terms with their loss,” Detective Chief Inspector Kerrie Foreman said.
“Sean, who was a father-of-two and a regular visitor to the club, was singled out as he sat enjoying a drink in a busy function room,” she added.
“This was at around 2.25pm on Sunday 2 October, 2022,” Det Chf Insp Foreman explained.
“He was shot multiple times by both gunmen.”
“The gunmen were inside the premises for approximately 21 seconds, before they left on foot, along the Suffolk Road, in the direction of Gweedore Gardens.
"We know that the two gunmen travelled to and from Donegal Celtic Sports and Social Club on bicycles through the areas of Glen Road, Dungloe Crescent, Glenveigh, Gweedore Gardens and Carigart Avenue between 2.20pm and 2.30pm that afternoon.
“One of the gunmen was seen riding a light grey or silver generic, low spec model mountain bike, with a plastic bag over the seat.”
The first gunman is described as wearing a light grey hoodie with distinctive lines down the arms, dark grey bottoms, dark footwear and gloves and had a cap on under his hoodie.
He was carrying a dark black holdall.
The second gunman was riding a racer bike with a distinctive rear point to the saddle.
It had a white handlebar, white handlebar stem, pink handlebar tape and white tyres, the PSNI have confirmed.
He was wearing a blue hoodie, dark-coloured bottoms and footwear and light grey gloves.
Det Chf Insp Foreman has urged anyone with information to contact them.
“Today, I am making a renewed appeal for information, as I am confident that there are people within the community who know who the gunmen are and have information about this cold and calculated murder,” she said.
“I urge anyone who has any knowledge about what happened that day, to come forward and help us to achieve justice for the Fox family, who are desperate for some form of closure.”
She added: “Please be assured that information can be passed, with 100% anonymity, to the independent charity Crimestoppers.
“ The charity is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information given directly to them that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Sean’s murder.
“With Crimestoppers, calls are never recorded, there’s no caller line display or 1471 facility, and computer IP addresses can never be traced.”
See More: Anniversary, Appeal, Murder, Sean Fox
