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'''Raoul Thomas Moat''', 37, is a former bouncer from [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[England]].<ref name="carter">{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Helen|title=Suspected gunman Raoul Thomas Moat tells police: 'You aren't taking me seriously'|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/04/suspect-raoul-thomas-moat-gateshead-shootings|accessdate=6 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=4 July 2010}}</ref> He was released from [[Durham (HM Prison)|Durham prison]] on 1 July 2010 after serving a short sentence for assault. Shortly after his release, Raoul Moat allegedly shot three people, murdering his estranged girlfriend's new partner and causing life-threatening injuries to her and a police officer.<ref name="mail">{{cite news|title=Fugitive gunman 'wants suicide by cop': Bouncer who gunned down ex and her boyfriend taunts police with 999 call after shooting officer|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291673/Raoul-Thomas-Moat-shoots-policeman-gunning-ex-lover-boyfriend.html|accessdate=6 July 2010|newspaper=[[Daily Mail]]|date=4 July 2010}}</ref> [[Northumbria Police]] extended their search to neighbouring counties in a national manhunt on 5 July 2010. Northumbria Police were informed about Moat's potential to harm his ex girlfriend, Sam Stobbart, by [[Durham (HM Prison)|Durham Prison]]. |
'''Raoul Thomas Moat''', 37, is a former bouncer from [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[England]].<ref name="carter">{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Helen|title=Suspected gunman Raoul Thomas Moat tells police: 'You aren't taking me seriously'|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/04/suspect-raoul-thomas-moat-gateshead-shootings|accessdate=6 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=4 July 2010}}</ref> He was released from [[Durham (HM Prison)|Durham prison]] on 1 July 2010 after serving a short sentence for assault. Shortly after his release, Raoul Moat allegedly shot three people, murdering his estranged girlfriend's new partner and causing life-threatening injuries to her and a police officer.<ref name="mail">{{cite news|title=Fugitive gunman 'wants suicide by cop': Bouncer who gunned down ex and her boyfriend taunts police with 999 call after shooting officer|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291673/Raoul-Thomas-Moat-shoots-policeman-gunning-ex-lover-boyfriend.html|accessdate=6 July 2010|newspaper=[[Daily Mail]]|date=4 July 2010}}</ref> [[Northumbria Police]] extended their search to neighbouring counties in a national manhunt on 5 July 2010. Northumbria Police were informed about Moat's potential to harm his ex girlfriend, Sam Stobbart, by [[Durham (HM Prison)|Durham Prison]]. |
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A letter allegedly sent to police by Moat on 5 July 2010 read "The public need not fear me but the police should as I won't stop till I'm dead. |
A letter allegedly sent to police by Moat on 5 July 2010 read "The public need not fear me but the police should as I won't stop till I'm dead.".<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|title=Gunman Raoul Moat 'declares war on police'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/10519166.stm|accessdate=6 July 2010|newspaper=[[BBC Online]]|date=6 July 2010}}</ref> |
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Raoul Thomas Moat, 37, is a former bouncer from Newcastle upon Tyne, England.[1] He was released from Durham prison on 1 July 2010 after serving a short sentence for assault. Shortly after his release, Raoul Moat allegedly shot three people, murdering his estranged girlfriend's new partner and causing life-threatening injuries to her and a police officer.[2] Northumbria Police extended their search to neighbouring counties in a national manhunt on 5 July 2010. Northumbria Police were informed about Moat's potential to harm his ex girlfriend, Sam Stobbart, by Durham Prison.
A letter allegedly sent to police by Moat on 5 July 2010 read "The public need not fear me but the police should as I won't stop till I'm dead.".[3]
References
- ^ Carter, Helen (4 July 2010). "Suspected gunman Raoul Thomas Moat tells police: 'You aren't taking me seriously'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Fugitive gunman 'wants suicide by cop': Bouncer who gunned down ex and her boyfriend taunts police with 999 call after shooting officer". Daily Mail. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Gunman Raoul Moat 'declares war on police'". BBC Online. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
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