'To hear there was a gunman roaming around my neighbourhood just seemed absurd – but there was, and his name was Raoul Moat.' ✍️ Metro reporter Kitty Chrisp writes about ITV's TheHuntforRaoulMoat as someone who was there.
Yikes.But, honestly, I don’t think I was scared – more baffled by the whole situation.
Giddy with drama, Annabel and I walked to her house and worked ourselves up into a frenzy when the phone rang and a man asked whether her parents were in. As the days rolled on, the severity of the situation became clearer and I started to worry for mine and my family’s safety. In hindsight, this was an odd and almost deranged move, and I quickly scuttled outside to retrieve it after hearing police officers on the news warning that anyone found to be helping Moat would face consequences.
Indeed, Northumbria Police were accompanied by 10% of the country’s whole police force, the RAF, and even snipers for the manhunt.
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