Detectives claimed he met a suspect to exchange cash and arranged a follow-up call at a house in north Belfast.Details emerged as a man currently on police bail over the killing on 4 April failed in a bid to have his curfew removed.But a detective inspector told Belfast Magistrates' Court he is believed to have met Lawlor at a Tesco car park in Crumlin, Co Antrim 24 hours before the killing.
"Robert Lawlor did attend that appointment, and when he arrived he was met by a gunman who exited and shot him dead in broad daylight," the detective said.Stray bullets also struck a car parked outside the property, narrowly missing one of Lawlor's associates.A Volkswagen Scirocco, thought to have been used as a getaway car, was found burnt out in a nearby street minutes later.
"This murder is directly linked to a feud between several organised crime gangs originating out of the Republic of Ireland," the detective said. He was subsequently released on police bail to live at an undisclosed location while the murder investigation continues.
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