A man in his twenties was found dead with gunshot wounds at a bonfire at Old Glenarm Road, Larne, Co Antrim, shortly after midnight.
Because of the number of people and the confusion in the area the RUC had to call in additional resources to recover the body. A spokesman said an investigation into the incident has begun.
Shots were fired at bonfires at Chief Street, Rockview Street, Sandy Row and Shankill Road in Belfast and Rathcoole and New Mossley in Newtownabbey.
Minor damage was caused in a suspected arson attack at the Presbyterian Church Hall at Drumgore, Craigavon. The building was extensively damaged in a similar attack some weeks ago.
During the day the Orange Order's planned "sporadic and intermittent" protests did not have the impact of previous days. Shops closed early in Belfast and other towns. Bus services ended at 7.30 p.m.
A woman and her six-year-old child were uninjured after a brick was dropped from a bridge in the loyalist Finaghy Road North area through the windscreen of their car on the M1.
In Bushmills, Co Antrim, a lorry was hijacked and set on fire. There were security alerts at Orange halls in Dungannon, Armagh, Moira, Lurgan and Magheralin.
A small explosive device was thrown from a car into a pub in the nationalist village of Dunloy, Co Antrim and another was discovered in the grounds of an Ancient Order of Hibernians' hall in Rusharkin. Both failed to explode and were removed by the security forces. Those in Moira and Magheralin were hoaxes.
The RUC said there had been 280 attacks on security forces, including 13 shooting incidents, in the first 10 days of July, and 57 RUC officers and five soldiers had been injured.
There had been 288 petrol-bombings, some involving dozens of devices, and the police had recovered 941 petrol bombs.
Seventy-seven homes, 55 commercial premises and 358 vehicles have been damaged, and 88 vehicles hijacked. There have been 146 arrests with 72 people charged. On BBC television the Chief Constable insisted there would be "many more retrospective prosecutions" once the situation had eased.
At 7.30 last night 25 roads were blocked as opposed to 125 the day before. Many of the obstructions were burning bonfires.
Five men appeared before Craigavon Magistrates' Court charged with having petrol-bombs and wearing masks on Monday night.
Six members of the Apprentice Boys escaped death when petrol-bombs were thrown at an Orange hall in Aghalee, Co Armagh, early yesterday morning. Three were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. An ancient organ was destroyed. Local officials blamed republicans.
There were two attempts to burn down Catholic churches in Co Antrim. Police said the attack on St Mary's Church in Glenarm was sectarian. Petrol-bombs were thrown at a Catholic chapel in Ballyclare, causing scorch damage to an adjacent hall. One person was arrested, police said.
A total of 29 people were arrested over Monday night and into Tuesday morning, with fire brigades responding to 397 calls on Monday. In disturbances in Dromore, Co Down, police, army and fire brigades all came under petrol-bomb attack.
Seven shots were fired at an RUC vehicle in Belfast. There was an alert at Dungannon premises belonging to Mr Joel Patten, a leading Orangeman who was expelled from the order.