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Car appeal in search for gunman Car appeal in search for gunman
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Raoul Thomas Moat should not be approached, police have saidRaoul Thomas Moat should not be approached, police have said
Police searching for suspected gunman Raoul Moat have released details of a car they are looking for.Police searching for suspected gunman Raoul Moat have released details of a car they are looking for.
Northumbria Police said the black Lexus with licence plate V322 HKX belongs to one of Moat's friends.Northumbria Police said the black Lexus with licence plate V322 HKX belongs to one of Moat's friends.
Moat is believed to have shot his ex-girlfriend, killed her new partner and shot a police officer on Tyneside. Moat, 37, is believed to have shot his ex-girlfriend, killed her new partner and shot a police officer on Tyneside.
Police said the Lexus was very noisy, had damage under its bumper, two alloy wheels and two "space saver" thin wheels.Police said the Lexus was very noisy, had damage under its bumper, two alloy wheels and two "space saver" thin wheels.
Samantha Stobbart, 22, was shot in Birtley, Gateshead, on Saturday along with boyfriend Chris Brown, 29.Samantha Stobbart, 22, was shot in Birtley, Gateshead, on Saturday along with boyfriend Chris Brown, 29.
Pc David Rathband, 42, remains in a critical condition after undergoing surgery for face and chest wounds suffered when he was shot in his patrol car in Newcastle on Sunday.Pc David Rathband, 42, remains in a critical condition after undergoing surgery for face and chest wounds suffered when he was shot in his patrol car in Newcastle on Sunday.
Police appealed for anyone with information about the Lexus to contact them.Police appealed for anyone with information about the Lexus to contact them.
Supt Dennis Shotton said: "We have information that this car is connected to Moat, although it does not belong to him but to an associate.Supt Dennis Shotton said: "We have information that this car is connected to Moat, although it does not belong to him but to an associate.
"We are keen to trace it as it may help us to locate Moat.""We are keen to trace it as it may help us to locate Moat."
Miss Stobbart is believed to have a two-year-old daughter with Moat
Moat, a former nightclub doorman, is understood to have shot and killed Mr Brown outside a house in the Scafell area of Birtley, just a few yards from the front door.
Moments later, shots were fired at Miss Stobbart through the living room window of the property.
On Monday it emerged police had been warned Moat had threatened to seriously harm his former girlfriend the day before she was shot and Mr Brown killed.
Northumbria Police said Durham Prison had told them of Moat's comments a day after his release on Thursday.
Det Ch Supt Neil Adamson also revealed police received a hand-written letter, purportedly from Moat, in the last 24 hours which outlined a number of "grievances".
Police said they believed Moat was still in the north-east of England but they suspected he probably had access to a vehicle.