POLICE are probing the personal life of a young man gunned down in a bid to find a motive for the shooting.

 

Fitness instructor Stephen Fitzgerald, 28, was shot in Haywood Street, Milton, as he returned from an exercise class.

Detectives are investigating every aspect of the victim's personal affairs.

And the Evening Times can reveal that detectives have in the past week paid particularly close attention to his private life.

A friend said officers investigating the shooting had been asking about Stephen's past relationships and ex-partners.

It comes after we revealed Stephen, who is also a joiner, may have been targeted by a love rival.

Almost 100 potential witnesses were quizzed when police returned to the scene on Wednesday night.

Uniform and plain-clothed officers stopped and interviewed locals and passing motorists in a bid to glean vital clues.

Detective Inspector Jim Bradley, from Glasgow CID, urged two men who were seen in the area at the time to come forward.

He said: "Witnesses say two men were seen in Haywood Street around 7pm on Wednesday,

"These two men may have been in the area for a completely innocent reason and I was ask them to come forward so we can eliminate you from our inquiry."

The Evening Times understands Stephen, who is also a joiner, was targeted because of a "personal relationship".

Detectives stressed the shooting, which took place at around 7.10pm last Wednesday, was not drug or gang related.

However, they do believe it was a targeted attack and the gunman may have followed Stephen earlier in the evening.

His dad, Stephen Snr, who was home at the time of the attack, heard several loud bangs, and found his seriously injured son in the street, lying in a pool of blood.

DI Bradley, said: "Following extensive inquiries, we are satisfied the injured man was the intended target of the attack.

"We believe he was targeted by someone who knows his routine and was possibly followed to Haywood Street.

"A short time after the shooting, a maroon or burgundy Mazda 6 car was found burnt out a short distance away in Skirsa Square, Cadder.

"We believe the occupant or occupants were involved in the attack."

Police believe this Mazda 6 car, which may have been driven erratically following the shooting, is key to tracing whoever is responsible.

Anyone with any information about the shooting is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101.