Gunman Raoul Moat Dead
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Fugitive gunman Raoul Moat has died after apparently shooting himself following a six-hour stand-off with armed officers.
Moat, 37, had been on the run for a week after allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and killing her new partner, Chris Brown. The attacks took place in the Scafell area of Birtley, near Gateshead, on Saturday 3 July.
In the early hours of Sunday 4 July, Moat is alleged to have shot Pc David Rathband as he sat in his patrol car in East Denton, near Newcastle.
The manhunt moved to Rothbury when a black Lexus car, which Moat was thought to have been using, was discovered in the town on Tuesday. Police imposed a 10-mile (16km) exclusion zone around the town and armed officers from forces across the country were brought in to assist in the search. No officers were hurt in the incident.