Exactly one decade ago, a major security mission came to a head in the sleepy village of Rothbury, Northumberland.
Raoul Moat, 37, had been on the run for nearly a week, following one of the largest manhunts to have ever taken place in the UK.
Over 160 officers were involved with the search of the armed man, after he murdered his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend, shot a policeman and wounded his former partner.
In the early hours of July 9, 2010, residents of Rothbury were warned to stay indoors as the deadly former prisoner roamed the vicinity.
Having been spotted around the village, Moat was eventually cornered by police officers on the banks of the River Coquet.
What followed was a tense standoff between and the police forces and the killer, who stood with a sawn-off shot gun aimed at his neck.
During six enduring hours of negotiations, police desperately tried to convince Raoul to surrender himself as marksmen aimed their guns at the country's most wanted man.
At one point, the forces sent in food and water as the hours began to tick by during the standoff.
Moat's best pal, Tony Laidler, was also brought to the scene in an attempt to ease tensions with his highly-agitated friend.
In another turn of events during the tense stand off, former footballer Paul Gascoigne turned up at the scene in a dressing gown with a fishing rod and attempted to make contact with the killer - that was denied by police.
It was nearing 1:15 in the morning on July 10, amid torrential rain, when a single shot broke the silence at the tense scene.
Fifteen minutes after the event, police reported that the suspect had suffered a gunshot wound and was being transferred to hospital.
Raoul Moat was pronounced dead less than an hour later, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
An inquest into the former doorman's death also heard that two police officers had fired tasers at Raoul as they feared he was going to take his own life.
One had hit his forearm and the other had missed, moments before Raoul pulled the trigger.
His death was eventually ruled as a suicide and jurors concluded that there was no evidence of misconduct from the officers.
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