An 18-year-old man has been arrested and is currently detained in police custody in connection with the death of Asher Williams McGaw.

The arrest was made following a large scale police operation in the East End area on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. McGaw’s body was found lying in John McLean Drive, close to the clinic, by RCIPS officers in the early hours of Thursday, 22 September 2011. The 21-year-old had been shot several times.

Police enquiries into his murder continue.

A spokeswoman for the RCIPS said: “If anyone has any information which could assist the police in relation to this enquiry, or other gun related matters in the Cayman Islands, they should call the confidential tip-line 949-7777 or Crime Stoppers 800-8477 (TIPS).”