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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 said | Raoul 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 IS200 SE with number plate V322 HKX belongs to one of Moat's friends. | Northumbria Police said the black Lexus IS200 SE with number plate V322 HKX belongs to one of Moat's friends. |
| Moat, 37, 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 are also investigating an armed robbery on Monday at Blyth, about 10 miles from Newcastle, carried out by a man with a similar description to Moat. | |
| A Northumbria Police spokesman said the Lexus at the centre of the search was "very noisy", had a full body kit, damage under the bumper and two regular alloy wheels and two "space saver" thin wheels. | |
| Samantha Stobbart, 22, was shot in Birtley, Gateshead, on Saturday along with her boyfriend Chris Brown, 29. | |
| Shot in car | |
| 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 while parked on a roundabout 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 while parked on a roundabout 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. |
| Miss Stobbart is believed to have a two-year-old daughter with Moat | Miss Stobbart is believed to have a two-year-old daughter with Moat |
| "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." |
| In appealing for witnesses to a robbery at a fish and chip shop in Astley Road, Seaton Delaval, Blyth, at 2250 BST, a force spokeswoman said inquires were at a "very early stage". | |
| "We don't know who the offender is," she said. | |
| The robber, who was carrying a gun, was described as white, 6ft (1.83m) tall, aged about 35, with a muscular build and short sandy-coloured hair. | |
| Moat is described as white, 6ft 3in (1.90m) tall, with very short or shaven blond hair and a large muscular build. | |
| Detectives believe the shootings were triggered by a grudge against Mr Brown and Miss Stobbart, which developed into a vendetta against the police. | Detectives believe the shootings were triggered by a grudge against Mr Brown and Miss Stobbart, which developed into a vendetta against the police. |
| Miss Stobbart has informed police she falsely told Moat she was dating a policeman because she was frightened of him. | Miss Stobbart has informed police she falsely told Moat she was dating a policeman because she was frightened of him. |
| Condition 'improving' | |
| Before the attacks began Moat's Facebook status was changed to read: "Just got out of jail, I've lost everything, my business, my property and to top it all off my lass has gone off with someone else. | Before the attacks began Moat's Facebook status was changed to read: "Just got out of jail, I've lost everything, my business, my property and to top it all off my lass has gone off with someone else. |
| "Watch and see what happens." | "Watch and see what happens." |
| The former nightclub doorman, from the Fenham area of Newcastle, is understood to have fired shots at Miss Stobbart through the living room window of a house in the Scafell area of Birtley, hitting her twice. | The former nightclub doorman, from the Fenham area of Newcastle, is understood to have fired shots at Miss Stobbart through the living room window of a house in the Scafell area of Birtley, hitting her twice. |
| Chris Brown (left) was killed and Pc David Rathband was injured | |
| Moments later karate instructor Mr Brown left the property and was shot dead about 50m from the font door. | Moments later karate instructor Mr Brown left the property and was shot dead about 50m from the font door. |
| On Monday police said Miss Stobbart was no longer in a critical condition and was "improving". She is being given police protection. | On Monday police said Miss Stobbart was no longer in a critical condition and was "improving". She is being given police protection. |
| Police said a number of other people were being given protection amid fears others could be at risk. | Police said a number of other people were being given protection amid fears others could be at risk. |
| It also emerged on Monday police had been warned Moat had threatened to seriously harm his former girlfriend the day before she was shot and Mr Brown killed. | It also emerged on Monday 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 from an 18-week sentence for assault. The force has referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | Northumbria Police said Durham Prison had told them of Moat's comments a day after his release on Thursday from an 18-week sentence for assault. The force has referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. |
| Det Ch Supt Neil Adamson also revealed police received a 40-page hand-written letter, purportedly from Moat, which outlined a number of "grievances". | Det Ch Supt Neil Adamson also revealed police received a 40-page hand-written letter, purportedly from Moat, 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. | Police said they believed Moat was still in the north-east of England but they suspected he probably had access to a vehicle. |
| Firearms officers from forces including Cleveland, Humberside, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Cumbria, have been brought in to help in the hunt for Moat. | Firearms officers from forces including Cleveland, Humberside, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Cumbria, have been brought in to help in the hunt for Moat. |