{"id":543394,"date":"2026-04-21T19:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/543394\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:52:14","slug":"dangerous-grandson-on-the-run-in-glasgow-was-in-agitated-state-say-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/543394\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dangerous&#8217; grandson on the run in Glasgow was in &#8216;agitated state&#8217;, say police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police have said a \u201cdangerous\u201d man who remains on the run for a third day following the death of a woman in Glasgow was in an \u201cagitated state\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Colligan, known as Betty, was pronounced dead after being found injured on Cardowan Road on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Police launched a murder investigation following the 82-year-old\u2019s death. They are hunting for her grandson, STV News understands.<\/p>\n<p>Grant McKinnon, who is being described as a \u201cdangerous\u201d person and is being hunted by police, was last seen in the area at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>McKinnon is described as 6ft tall, with a shaved head and was last seen wearing a black jacket with a red hood and blue jeans.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/west-central\/dangerous-man-on-the-run-after-woman-murdered-on-glasgow-street\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@stvnews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stvnews?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@stvnews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police have said a \u201cdangerous\u201d man who remains on the run for a third day following the death of a woman in Glasgow was in an \u201cagitated state\u201d. Elizabeth Colligan, known as Betty, was pronounced dead after being found injured on Cardowan Road on Saturday morning. Police launched a murder investigation following the 82-year-old\u2019s death. Grant McKinnon, who is being described as a \u201cdangerous\u201d person and is being hunted by police, was last seen in the area at the same time. McKinnon is described as 6ft tall, with a shaved head and was last seen wearing a black jacket with a red hood and blue jeans. <a title=\"news\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/news?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#news<\/a> <a title=\"shorts\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/shorts?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#shorts<\/a> <a title=\"emergency\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/emergency?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#emergency<\/a> <a title=\"police\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/police?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#police<\/a> <a title=\"murder\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/murder?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#murder<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - STV News - STV News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-STV-News-7631243499036543766?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 STV News \u2013 STV News<\/a>   \u2018Agitated state\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday afternoon, officers issued an update on the search for McKinnon at a press conference in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Craig Brady said: \u201cWe have a dedicated team of officers working to find Grant MacKinnon and our enquiries suggests he may have been in an agitated state when last seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers remain in the area and searches are being carried out in a number of areas, which include specialist resources from our dog unit. The public can approach officers if they have any concerns or call 101.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dfc07a0fa48cdcfa5401809619c1fd5c-1776672734.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"331\"   alt=\"Police are hunting 'dangerous' Grant McKinnon.\"\/>Police ScotlandPolice are hunting \u2018dangerous\u2019 Grant McKinnon. Police Scotland<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand this police presence may be unsettling for the local community, but please be assured we are doing everything we can to trace Grant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am also appealing to the local community to assist us in asking anyone who knows where he might be, to get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public should not approach him, but should contact us immediately on 999, quoting incident number 0523 of Saturday, April 18, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Lovely wee soul\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Following the news of Ms Colligan\u2019s death, loved ones and friends have paid tribute to the \u201clovely lady\u201d on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Her niece, Yvonne Campbell, wrote: \u201cRest in peace aunty Betty you will never be forgotten, only one left from my wee ma\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope you are up there at peace with your sister, my wee ma. Love you forever aunty Betty, my wee aunty\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Charelle McCarvill added: \u201cI still can\u2019t believe this, she was such a lovely woman, I saw her almost every day when she was shopping at Pets at Home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP Betty thank you for putting a smile on my face when I was working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f37aa770a9ad6d475b958b5ad2344e76-1776782081.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\"   alt=\"Floral tributes laid at the scene following the death of Elizabeth Colligan\"\/>STV NewsFloral tributes laid at the scene following the death of Elizabeth Colligan STV News<\/p>\n<p>Floral tributes have been laid at the scene, with notes recalling Ms Colligan\u2019s time as a lollipop lady.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbours told STV News that Ms Colligan was a \u201cnice lady\u201d and would always see her walking her dog Brock.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has been described as \u201cscary\u201d and locals aren\u2019t \u201cused to things like this happening\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One resident said: \u201cBetty had a lovely wee soul and was very well known.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d1f12d7ecc2ab9e082a953a5084f81f8-1776782084.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\"   alt=\"Floral tributes laid at the scene following the death of Elizabeth Colligan\"\/>STV NewsFloral tributes laid at the scene following the death of Elizabeth Colligan STV NewsSTV News is now on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCESJzKgsNvKKNOYO2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">      Follow STV News <\/a>Follow STV News on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whatsapp-qr.png\" alt=\"WhatsApp channel QR Code\"\/><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have said a \u201cdangerous\u201d man who remains on the run for a third day following the death&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-543394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}