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Tasers fired before Moat's death | 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 two officers fired Taser stun guns at him in an attempt to stop him killing himself. | An inquest into the death of gunman Raoul Moat heard two officers fired Taser stun guns at him in an attempt to stop him killing himself. |
The 37-year-old died in a stand-off with police after a week on the run. | The 37-year-old died in a stand-off with police after a week on the run. |
An investigator from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the officers involved were from the West Yorkshire force. | An investigator from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the officers involved were from the West Yorkshire force. |
Newcastle coroner David Mitford said Moat died in Rothbury on Saturday as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. | Newcastle coroner David Mitford said Moat died in Rothbury on Saturday as a result of 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. | Details of when the Tasers were fired were revealed during the opening of the inquest into Moat's death. The inquest was later adjourned. |
'Discharged weapons' | 'Discharged weapons' |
The IPCC said in a statement that officers had used a long range XRep Taser - which has a range of about 100ft and operates without wires. | The IPCC said in a statement that officers had used a long range XRep Taser - which has a range of about 100ft and operates without wires. |
The Home Office said it was currently subject to testing but forces had discretion to use them if it was "reasonable and proportionate". | |
Police forensic officers at the scene of the stand-off in Rothbury | |
The IPCC had previously said Tasers were deployed during the six-hour stand-off in the Northumberland town but it had not confirmed at which point they were fired. | |
IPCC senior investigator Steve Reynolds told the hearing in 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. | "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." | |
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, in Birtley, near Gateshead. | |
'Extraordinarily disappointing' | |
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. |
After a week on the run Moat was discovered armed on the riverbank at about 1900 BST on Friday and negotiators were brought in to speak to him. | |
Moat was pronounced dead in hospital at 0220 BST. | Moat was pronounced dead in hospital at 0220 BST. |
In a separate development, three further men were arrested on Tyneside earlier on suspicion of assisting an offender. | |
Two were arrested in Gateshead and one in Newcastle, bringing the total number arrested 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. |
Meanwhile Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has criticised tributes which have been paid to Moat. | |
Flowers and cards have been left at the scene of Moat's death and outside his home in Fenham, Newcastle, while almost 17,000 people have joined a Facebook group called RIP Raoul Moat You Legend. | |
One of the cards in Fenham read: "A good mate, a good dad, good at school, well-mannered, hard-working businessman. That's the real Raoul Moat." | |
Sir Paul said the tributes were "extraordinarily disappointing". |