Irishman thought to be victim of gang initiation ritual as police chase killer

CHICAGO police have denied media reports that detectives investigating the murder of an Irish actor in the city last weekend had arrested a suspect.

A spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department confirmed yesterday that no arrests had been made for a crime that has baffled the US authorities.

Dubliner, Barry Cunnane was shot in the head at close range in an apparently random attack as he walked to a bar with a friend in the early hours of Saturday morning.