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| Police 'told' of gunman's threat | Police 'told' of gunman's threat |
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| Police were told suspected gunman Raoul Moat had threatened to harm his former girlfriend the day before she was shot and her boyfriend killed. | Police were told suspected gunman Raoul Moat had threatened to harm his former girlfriend the day before she was shot and her boyfriend killed. |
| Samantha Stobbart, 22, was shot in Birtley, Gateshead, on Saturday along with boyfriend with Chris Brown, 29. | |
| A police officer was also shot in his patrol car in Newcastle on Sunday. | A police officer was also shot in his patrol car in Newcastle on Sunday. |
| Northumbria Police said Durham Prison told them of Moat's comments a day after his release on Thursday. The case has been referred to the IPCC. | Northumbria Police said Durham Prison told them of Moat's comments a day after his release on Thursday. The case has been referred to the IPCC. |
| Det Ch Supt Neil Adamson also revealed police have received a hand-written letter in the past 24 hours purportedly from Moat, outlining a number of "grievances". | Det Ch Supt Neil Adamson also revealed police have received a hand-written letter in the past 24 hours purportedly from Moat, outlining a number of "grievances". |
| Miss Stobbart is said to be improving in hospital. Pc David Rathband, 42, remains in a critical condition after undergoing surgery for face and chest wounds. | Miss Stobbart is said to be improving in hospital. Pc David Rathband, 42, remains in a critical condition after undergoing surgery for face and chest wounds. |
| Mr Adamson said there were indications that other people may be at risk and a number of them had been given police protection. | Mr Adamson said there were indications that other people may be at risk and a number of them had been given police protection. |
| 'Sparked by grudge' | |
| He said he believed Moat was still in the north-east of England, but that he probably had access to a vehicle. | He said he believed Moat was still in the north-east of England, but that he probably had access to a vehicle. |
| He told a news conference at Northumbria Police headquarters in Ponteland that Ms Stobbart had appealed to Moat, saying "Please give yourself up. If you still loved me and our baby you would not be doing this." | He told a news conference at Northumbria Police headquarters in Ponteland that Ms Stobbart had appealed to Moat, saying "Please give yourself up. If you still loved me and our baby you would not be doing this." |
| Temporary Chief Constable Sue Sim said the force had been told on Friday that Moat had threatened to harm Miss Stobbart and voluntarily referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints commission (IPCC). | Temporary Chief Constable Sue Sim said the force had been told on Friday that Moat had threatened to harm Miss Stobbart and voluntarily referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints commission (IPCC). |
| She said the force would "fully co-operate" with any IPCC investigation. | |
| Detectives believe the triple shooting was sparked by a grudge against Mr Brown and Miss Stobbart, which developed into a vendetta against the police. | |
| Moat is understood to have fired at Miss Stobbart - with whom he had a six-year on-off relationship - through the living room window of a house in the Scafell area of Birtley. | |
| Moments later Mr Brown is believed to have left the property - only to be shot a few yards from the front door. | |
| Early on Sunday, a man identified as Moat was linked to the shooting of Pc Rathband in East Denton, Newcastle. | |
| Detectives said the married father-of-two, with 10 years' experience on the force, was shot through the passenger window of his car in an "unprovoked" attack. He had been parked at a roundabout. | |
| Pc David Rathband was shot in his car on Saturday | |
| Police said extra firearms officers from forces including Cleveland, Humberside, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Cumbria, had been brought in overnight to aid in the hunt for Moat. | |
| As well as receiving a letter said to be from Moat, police said they also received a telephone call minutes before Pc Rathband was shot warning that a police officer had been "targeted." | |
| Ms Sim said police were not told that Moat planned to shoot Miss Stobbart, but admitted Durham Prison had alerted them to possible "serious harm." | |
| She said: "We were informed on Friday afternoon by Durham Prison that Mr Moat may intend to cause serious harm to his partner. | |
| "We acknowledge that it is important that these matters are investigated thoroughly, and I have voluntarily referred this aspect to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and we will, of course, fully co-operate with the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| "However, as important as these matters may prove to be, the vitally important issue now is the safety of the public and our efforts to secure that by finding Mr Moat." | |
| Before the press conference began it emerged that armed police seized a man resembling Raoul Moat in Sunderland city centre. He was later released. |