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| Tasers fired before Moat's death | |
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| Moat was wanted over three shootings on Tyneside | Moat was wanted over three shootings on Tyneside |
| An inquest into the death of gunman Raoul Moat heard that two officers fired Taser stun guns at him in an attempt to stop him killing himself. | |
| The 37-year-old had been on the run for a week after three shootings. | |
| An investigator from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said that the officers involved were from the West Yorkshire force. | |
| Newcastle coroner David Mitford said the cause of Moat's death on Saturday was a gunshot wound to the head. | |
| Details of when the Tasers were fired were revealed during the opening of the inquest into Moat's death. The inquest was later adjourned. | |
| The IPCC had previously said Tasers were deployed during a six-hour stand-off in Rothbury, Northumberland, but it had not been confirmed at what point they were fired. | |
| IPCC senior investigator Steve Reynolds told the hearing in Newcastle that the officers discharged their Tasers in an apparent attempt to prevent Moat from killing himself. | |
| Mr Reynolds told the hearing at Newcastle Civic Centre: "At 1.12am Mr Moat's shotgun discharged, resulting in him receiving fatal injuries. | |
| "At some point around the time of the fatal shot two West Yorkshire firearms officers armed with Tasers discharged their weapons at Mr Moat. | |
| "This was understood to have been in an effort to prevent Mr Moat taking his own life. | |
| "At this stage the precise sequence of events regarding the discharge of Taser has not been established and is under investigation." | |
| In a separate development, three further men were arrested on Tyneside on suspicion of assisting an offender. | |
| The hunt for Moat began on 3 July after he was suspected of shooting his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart, and murdering her partner, Chris Brown. | The hunt for Moat began on 3 July after he was suspected of shooting his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart, and murdering her partner, Chris Brown. |
| They were both shot in the Scafell area of Birtley, near Gateshead. | They were both shot in the Scafell area of Birtley, near Gateshead. |
| Pc David Rathband was shot the following day in East Denton as he sat in his patrol car. | Pc David Rathband was shot the following day in East Denton as he sat in his patrol car. |
| The latest arrests, at two addresses in Gateshead and one in Newcastle, bring the total number in connection with the inquiry to 10. | |
| Four men and a woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been bailed. | Four men and a woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been bailed. |
| Two other men have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and possessing a firearm with intent. | Two other men have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and possessing a firearm with intent. |
| Karl Ness, 26, from Dudley in North Tyneside, and Qhuram Awan, 23, from Blyth, Northumberland, appeared before magistrates in Newcastle on 8 July, and were remanded in custody until 22 July. | Karl Ness, 26, from Dudley in North Tyneside, and Qhuram Awan, 23, from Blyth, Northumberland, appeared before magistrates in Newcastle on 8 July, and were remanded in custody until 22 July. |