Special Report: As a community mourned Det Gda Adrian Donohoe, Aaron Brady was creating an alibi

Brady shot Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in the head with an automatic shotgun, killing him instantly

A portrait of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in Dundalk Garda Station, following his murder by armed raiders in January 2013. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

Aaron Brady sat calmly on a roadside barrier as he gave detailed lies to Sergeant John Moroney distancing himself from a crime that was the subject of every front page and news broadcast that morning.

Fifteen hours earlier, Brady had shot Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in the head with an automatic shotgun, killing him instantly.