(Jamaica Gleaner) Police investigators in Mandeville, Manchester, on Saturday waded through conflicting information surrounding the murder of former Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Neil McGill.

The detectives appeared to be hot on the trail of three men who attacked the former Western St Mary MP and a female friend on Friday night in the placid community of Bottom Albion in the parish.

Late Saturday, the police apprehended one of the three suspects, so far identified only as ‘Washie’.

He was being questioned on Saturday  night in connection with the 2009 killing of a policeman and the killing of the former parliamentarian.

McGill, 60, was killed by a single bullet from one of the attackers’ firearms, while his 21-year-old companion sustained minor knife bruises in a scuffle with the hoodlums.

It was not clear whether McGill was in his car or standing outside when he was shot.

The troubled-looking young woman, who is a student of the Northern Caribbean University, (NCU), was still being questioned at the Mandeville Police Station up to late Saturday  when The Sunday Gleaner team left the facility.

The Sunday Gleaner team also witnessed an early afternoon police operation in the neighbouring May Day community, where attempts were made to nab Washie, believed to be have been involved in the attack.

He just managed to slip through the grasp of the cops.

Six persons were apprehended in a follow-up operation, including Washie’s mother.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Barrington Simpson, who led the operations, told The Sunday Gleaner that the men would be processed, while the elderly woman would be questioned.

He declined to say whether the five men were suspected to have any connection to the McGill death.