British bases police on Wednesday arrested the a 46-year-old man, suspected of murdering another man at autobody paint shop in Ormidia the previous night.

After establishing a line of communication, the 46-year-old suspect handed himself into the Dhekelia police station shortly after 7pm.

He will remain in a holding cell at the station overnight before appearing in court on Thursday, SBA police said.

The 46-year-old man, Costas Sotiri, is suspected of having argued with Charalambos Constantinides, 52-year-old resident of Paralimni over money, before fatally shooting him in the head with a hunting rifle on Tuesday night, initial information said.

The younger man is then suspected of fleeing with a vehicle from the shop and in possession of the murder weapon.

Bases’ police in cooperation with the Cyprus police had shut down roads all around the area, to find the man. Authorities also released a picture of Sotiri calling on anyone who has information to contact police.

Initial reports said that the suspect had fought with the victim over €1,500, which then turned into a murder.

Authorities are also checking the crossing points to the north as the suspect may have crossed to an area outside the state’s control.

Bases’ police said that the incident occurred around 11pm on Tuesday night at a garage in the area, when two Greek Cypriot men got into an argument.

Meanwhile, Greek pathologist Manolis Sakeliades is carrying out a post-mortem on the body of the 52-year-old.