Moat , who had recently been released Releasing from Durham Prison , shot Use_firearm the three with a sawn-off shotgun , two days after his release Releasing .

After six days on the run Escaping , Moat was recognised Know by police and contained Containing in the open , leading to Causation a standoff .

After nearly six hours of negotiation Communication , Moat was shot Use_firearm with an experimental “ taser shotgun ” firing electrified rounds causing Causation him to shoot Use_firearm himself in the head ; he was later pronounced Statement dead Death at Newcastle General Hospital .

Nearly 22 hours later , the shooting Use_firearm of traffic police officer Rathband , parked Placing in East Denton , was linked Connect to Moat .

Moat was believed Know to have a grudge against the police after Stobbart had lied Telling to Moat about being in a relationship with a police officer .

Moat was believed Know to have a grudge against the police after Stobbart had lied Telling to Moat about being in a relationship with a police officer .

Shortly after his release Releasing from prison , Moat posted Sending threats Warning to police and others on his Facebook profile .

Moat apparently targeted Aiming Rathband randomly , simply for being a police officer , although on an earlier occasion Rathband had confiscated Rewards_and_punishments Moat 's van on the suspicion that it was not insured Imposing_obligation .

Moat apparently targeted Aiming Rathband randomly , simply for being a police officer , although on an earlier occasion Rathband had confiscated Rewards_and_punishments Moat 's van on the suspicion that it was not insured Imposing_obligation .

Moat also made Giving threats , in two letters and several phone calls , that he would kill Killing any officer who attempted to stop Preventing_or_letting him .

Both the police and some of Moat 's relatives made Action several appeals Request for Moat to give himself up for the sake of his children .

Both the police and some of Moat 's relatives made Action several appeals Request for Moat to give himself up for the sake of his children .

After a sighting Perception_active on the night of 5 July in an armed Bearing_arms robbery at Seaton Delaval , on 6 July it was announced Expressing_publicly that Moat was believed Know to be in Rothbury .

With Moat believed to be sleeping Self_motion rough , police found Know Moat 's abandoned GiveUp camp-sites and property as he evaded Escaping capture .

With Moat believed to be sleeping Self_motion rough , police found Know Moat 's abandoned GiveUp camp-sites and property as he evaded Escaping capture .

Several people were arrested Arrest during the hunt Military_operation and after Moat 's death Death , suspected Suspicion of assisting Assistance him with equipment , information , and in evading Escaping capture and selecting Choosing targets .

On 5 July , Northumbria Police announced Expressing_publicly that Durham Prison had told Telling them three days earlier that Moat intended to harm Bodily_harm his girlfriend .

Following the final confrontation Hostile_encounter , the IPCC expanded Expansion the investigation Criminal_investigation to include Cause_to_be_included the immediate events leading Causation up to Moat 's death Death , but ruled out Removing investigating Criminal_investigation how the manhunt Military_operation itself had been conducted Action .