Murder hunt continues after Ayrshire house incident ends

Image source, Stephen Gibson

Image caption, Police were seen on Canal Street in Saltcoats on Wednesday

The hunt for the killer of a 36-year-old man is continuing after police closed off a street in North Ayrshire.

Alan Lawson died in hospital on 6 February, three days after being assaulted in Largs.

Armed officers closed off Canal Street in Saltcoats for a number of hours on Wednesday.

They said they were following a "positive line of inquiry". They previously described the attack as targeted.

Officers were seen entering a property on the street and traffic in the surrounding area was halted, but the incident was stood down at about 16:00.

No arrests were made.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The operation in Canal Street has concluded and inquiries remain ongoing."