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On July 10 2010 08:04 koreasilver wrote:

I can't help but think that policeman made that face on purpose for the camera in light of the situation.

breaking news

Police say a man fitting the description of fugitive Raoul Moat has been shot after a six-hour stand-off with armed officers.

In a statement, Northumbria Police said "a shot or shots have been fired" and the injured man is now receiving treatment.

No officers have been injured.

Police had been negotiating with the man, who was earlier seen with a gun pointed at his own neck, close to a river in the town of Rothbury.

BBC producer Claire Kendall said she heard two shots fired.

Eyewitness Peter Abiston, whose house overlooks the scene of the incident, told the BBC: "There's been a shooting. Paramedics have gone into him.

"I think there was two, but there was certainly one shot."

An ambulance left the scene accompanied by two police cars and later arrived at Newcastle General Hospital.

Chief Superintendant Mark Dennett said the circumstances surrounding the shooting "have yet to be established".
On the run

Police discovered the man at around 1900 BST on Friday. Expert negotiators were brought in to speak to him.

Unconfirmed reports suggested a friend of Moat was also brought inside the police cordon.

Moat has 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.

Northumbria Police said Moat appreared to have a grudge against the force and in a letter purportedly written by him, he threatened to keep shooting officers until he was dead.

On July 10 2010 08:56 dyodyo wrote:

I thought he was the gunman, then I saw the "police" in his helmet...

Fugitive gunman Raoul Moat is believed to have shot himself after a six-hour stand-off with armed officers.

In a statement, Northumbria Police said "no shots were fired by police officers" and it "appears the suspect shot himself".

Moat has been taken to hospital in Newcastle. No police officers were injured.

Police had been negotiating with Moat close to a river in the town of Rothbury after a week-long manhunt.

BBC producer Claire Kendall said she heard two shots fired.

Eyewitness Peter Abiston, whose house overlooks the scene of the incident, told the BBC: "There's been a shooting. Paramedics have gone into him.

"From what I can see he shot himself. He lay down and shot himself.

"I think there was two, but there was certainly one shot."

An ambulance left the scene accompanied by two police cars and later arrived at Newcastle General Hospital.

Chief Superintendent Mark Dennett said the circumstances surrounding the shooting "have yet to be established".
On the run

Police discovered the man at around 1900 BST on Friday. Expert negotiators were brought in to speak to him.

Unconfirmed reports suggested a friend of Moat was also brought inside the police cordon.

Moat has 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.

Northumbria Police said Moat appeared to have a grudge against the force and in a letter purportedly written by him, he threatened to keep shooting officers until he was dead.

The focus of 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.