Man charged with Skye shootings as victim is named

Police say the murdered man was 47 year old John MacKinnon from the Sleat area of Skye

A man – tasered by police when he was arrested – has been charged after yesterday’s shootings and stabbings in Skye and the West Highlands left one man dead and three others injured.

His family have described him as a loving husband and father, and a much loved member of the community. A major police investigation is continuing tonight.

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