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Raoul Moat: the final standoff

Raoul Moat Last Days: Police on the streets as fugitive Raoul Moat lies in a field
Police patrol the streets of Rothbury as Moat lies in a field surrounded by snipers
Photograph: David Thompson/PA
Raoul Moat Last Days: Police officers push back members of the public and media
Officers push back members of the public and media in Rothbury as the standoff gets under way
Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA
Raoul Moat Last Days: Members of the public in Rothbury look on as a major operation begins
Members of the public in Rothbury look on
Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA
Raoul Moat Last Days: A woman is escorted by a police officer across a village street
A woman is escorted by a police officer across a village street
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Raoul Moat Last Days: A man fitting the description of fugitive gunman Raoul Moat is seen
Moat lies in a field, reportedly with a sawn-off shotgun pointed at his neck
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Raoul Moat Last Days: Police negotiate with fugitive gunman Raoul Moat
Police negotiate with Moat
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Raoul Moat Last Days: Police negotiate with a man fitting the description of gunman Raoul Moat
Armed police watch Moat
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Raoul Moat Last Days: British police officers point their weapons as they face Raoul Moat
Officers point their weapons towards Moat
Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA
Raoul Moat Last Days: Police negotiate with a man fitting the description of Raoul Moat
Police point guns and stunguns towards Moat
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Raoul Moat Last Days: A Police officer patrols with his dog as colleagues move in on a location
An officer patrols with his dog in Rothbury
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Raoul Moat Last Days: A police car escorts an ambulance out of Rothbury
A police car escorts an ambulance carrying Moat out of Rothbury after the standoff ends with Moat reportedly shooting himself dead
Photograph: Hugh Macknight/PA
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