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British police are hunting a man suspected of shooting his ex-girlfriend, killing her new partner and then gunning down a police officer.
Raoul Thomas Moat, 37, allegedly shot his former partner and her new boyfriend early Saturday in Birtley, northeast England, police said. The boyfriend died and the ex-girlfriend is in a critical condition in hospital.
Less than 24 hours later, detectives believe he shot and critically injured a police officer in the nearby city of Newcastle.
The suspected gunman got out of prison Thursday after serving a short sentence for assault, and police said he believed his ex-girlfriend had been having an affair with a police officer. But they said her new boyfriend had no links to the local police force.
Police have launched a huge manhunt to track down Moat, who was still at large two days after the first shootings.
The shootings came about a month after a taxi driver went on a killing spree through villages in northwest England, shooting dead 12 people.
