A SIXTH man has been charged as part of an investigation into the death of Greenock man Neil Canney following armed police raids in the town this morning.

The 24-year-old was arrested after officers swooped on addresses in Branchton and Larkfield in the early hours of Wednesday.

He is due to appear at Greenock Sheriff Court tomorrow and police said a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Mr Canney, 37, was found seriously injured in Nairn Road at around 1.15am on February 28.

He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he died a short time later.

Five men have already been arrested and charged in connection with the police probe.

Brendan Balloch, 23, Keiran Meechan, 27, Jack Benson, 22, Dale Russell, 28, and Martin McCusker, 38, have all been remanded in custody charged with discharging a firearm and shooting Mr Canney in the head.