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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Gunman blasted himself in the head ..[ 1412 ]

Gunman kills himself in stand-off

the London Evening Standard ,10.07.10

Crazed gunman Raoul Moat has made a dramatic last stand by killing himself at the end of a week-long manhunt.

The 37-year-old blasted himself in the head after being surrounded by armed police following a tense six-hour stand-off sparked when he was spotted on the riverbank in Rothbury, Northumbria.

Police escort an ambulance carrying Raoul Moat to hospital, where he is thought to have been pronounced dead on arrival

An eyewitness told the Press Association the tense siege came to a climax when police surrounded the former nightclub doorman and jumped on him.

A single gunshot was heard before the stricken fugitive, who has evaded a frantic hunt for a week, was taken by ambulance to Newcastle General Hospital.

On arrival he was seen being taken from the ambulance on a stretcher with a blanket covering his head. It is believed he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The drama began at around 7.20pm on Friday when police responded to reports Moat was on the riverside.

Officers warned people to stay indoors for their own safety as they surrounded the fugitive who witnesses said was lying on the ground with a sawn-off shotgun pointed at his head.

As the siege wore on Moat apparently relaxed and allowed police to bring him food and water.

But at about 1.15am on Saturday morning, with heavy rain lashing down, officers apparently attempted to wrestle Moat to the ground. The 17-stone steroid addict shot himself.

The father of three went on the run a week ago after blasting his ex-girlfriend and killing her new lover. Karate instructor Chris Brown, 29, was gunned down in the Scafell area of Birtley, Gateshead.

The fatal shooting, in which 22-year-old Miss Stobbart received critical injuries, sparked a manhunt as Moat declared "war" on police.

Pc David Rathband, 42, was shot early on Sunday in an "unprovoked attack" while sitting in a patrol car in East Denton, Newcastle.

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