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| Police marksman describes Hampshire bank robbery shooting | Police marksman describes Hampshire bank robbery shooting |
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| A firearms officer who shot and killed an armed suspect during a bank robbery in Hampshire has described the moment he pulled the trigger. | A firearms officer who shot and killed an armed suspect during a bank robbery in Hampshire has described the moment he pulled the trigger. |
| Mark Nunes and Andrew Markland were shot by police during a security van raid in Chandlers Ford in 2007. | Mark Nunes and Andrew Markland were shot by police during a security van raid in Chandlers Ford in 2007. |
| The Metropolitan Police rifleman told an inquest in Winchester he shot Nunes when he saw him aim a pistol at a security guard's head. | The Metropolitan Police rifleman told an inquest in Winchester he shot Nunes when he saw him aim a pistol at a security guard's head. |
| A second rifleman shot Markland when he ran towards Nunes' body. | A second rifleman shot Markland when he ran towards Nunes' body. |
| The first rifleman, whose name has not been disclosed, said he was watching from near the HSBC Bank where police had been expecting the raid. | The first rifleman, whose name has not been disclosed, said he was watching from near the HSBC Bank where police had been expecting the raid. |
| 'Squeezed the trigger' | 'Squeezed the trigger' |
| Describing the moment the cash van pulled up, he said: "My heart was racing. I felt like I'd just run a hundred metres. My heart was pounding. | Describing the moment the cash van pulled up, he said: "My heart was racing. I felt like I'd just run a hundred metres. My heart was pounding. |
| "There was one bank robber at the bus stop, there was one in the car. I was scared. | "There was one bank robber at the bus stop, there was one in the car. I was scared. |
| "Members of the public were walking past. I knew that when the cash van door opened there would be some overt aggressive act towards the guard. | "Members of the public were walking past. I knew that when the cash van door opened there would be some overt aggressive act towards the guard. |
| "Mark Nunes moved quickly with his pistol raised and put the gun to the guard's head. I believed the guard was to be shot - that there was a threat to life. | "Mark Nunes moved quickly with his pistol raised and put the gun to the guard's head. I believed the guard was to be shot - that there was a threat to life. |
| "Mark Nunes was in front of the guard. I could not shoot because the round might have hit the guard. | "Mark Nunes was in front of the guard. I could not shoot because the round might have hit the guard. |
| "I waited a few moments. Mark Nunes moved to the left. He was still a threat. He still had the gun to the guard's head. So I squeezed the trigger and fired one shot." | "I waited a few moments. Mark Nunes moved to the left. He was still a threat. He still had the gun to the guard's head. So I squeezed the trigger and fired one shot." |
| He said Nunes fell down and he then saw Markland run over to Nunes and crouch down. He then heard a shot fired by a second rifleman and Markland fell. | He said Nunes fell down and he then saw Markland run over to Nunes and crouch down. He then heard a shot fired by a second rifleman and Markland fell. |
| Lack of evidence | Lack of evidence |
| He told the inquest he then heard one more round fire by the second rifleman. | He told the inquest he then heard one more round fire by the second rifleman. |
| The second rifleman is due to give evidence later today. | The second rifleman is due to give evidence later today. |
| Previously the court heard that Nunes, 35, and Markland, 36, both from London, were shot as they held up a G4S van at a branch of HSBC in September 2007. | |
| Officers were lying in wait for the pair but had not arrested them earlier because of a lack of evidence. | Officers were lying in wait for the pair but had not arrested them earlier because of a lack of evidence. |
| The jury was shown police footage of Nunes being shot as he pointed a gun at the head of a security guard. | The jury was shown police footage of Nunes being shot as he pointed a gun at the head of a security guard. |
| Central Hampshire coroner Grahame Short told jurors Markland then appeared to pick up the gun before being shot by another marksman. | Central Hampshire coroner Grahame Short told jurors Markland then appeared to pick up the gun before being shot by another marksman. |
| Post-mortem examinations found Nunes died from a high-velocity gunshot wound to the chest which exited through the neck and Markland died from two separate high-velocity gunshot wounds to the chest. | Post-mortem examinations found Nunes died from a high-velocity gunshot wound to the chest which exited through the neck and Markland died from two separate high-velocity gunshot wounds to the chest. |
| The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |