Overview

• Adam Twigg and Damian Sharp have broken their silence to describe their roles in the 2010 manhunt and six-hour confrontation with Moat.
• The officers unexpectedly spotted Moat holding his shotgun outside a bakery in Rothbury before shadowing him along a riverbank.
• By reading subtle body language cues, they determined Moat posed a threat only to himself and held his weapon to his head.
• Officers deployed the XRep X12 long-range Taser as Moat pressed the shotgun to his skull, and he then shot himself, ending the siege.
• Their testimonies support the 15-day coroner’s inquest and IPCC review conclusions that Moat’s death was suicide and no police misconduct occurred.