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Social media videos showed Marc Webley taunting his rivals
A man has admitted murdering another man in Edinburgh in a gangland shooting on Hogmanay 2023.
Grant Hunter, 34, shot Marc Webley at the Anchor Inn in Granton just before midnight on New Year's Eve two years ago.
In the days leading up to his murder, Webley posted on social media daring his rivals to come and get him.
Webley, who was 38, had a history of involvement in gangland violence. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted murder in 2005.
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Forensic investigators closed off the area around the crime scene
The indictment against Hunter said the murder was "aggravated by a connection with serious organised crime".
Two other people - Emma McVie, 27, and Gary Robertson 22 - also appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh and pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice.
They will be sentenced at a later date.
On New Year's Eve 2023, Webley was celebrating with friends when Hunter approached him and another man outside the pub in the north of Edinburgh.
After a brief encounter, Hunter pulled out a gun and shot at both men.
CCTV played in court showed Webley, who was wearing a stab vest at the time, running away.
But he was shot in the back and died from his injuries a short time later.
The other man who was shot, Stuart Pearson, was a friend of Mark Webley's. He survived his injuries.
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Marc Webley was gunned down outside the Anchor Inn pub in Granton on Hogmanay 2023
Hunter pleaded guilty to murdering Webley and attempting to murder Mr Pearson.
The judge Lord Mulholland described Hunter as a paid assassin and said the streets of Edinburgh and Scotland were not war zones.
He said the fact four shots were fired at Webley showed there was no doubt he wanted him dead.
Hunter was told he would get a life sentence and there was no guarantee he would ever be released.
Lord Mulholland told Emma McVie and Gary Robertson they should expect lengthy sentences for aiding Hunter in trying to cover his tracks.
McVie cleaned the getaway car and the clothes he was wearing. Robertson disposed of the gun, which has still not been recovered by police.
Criminal Justice social work reports are being prepared ahead of sentencing next month.
