Ever since Gemma Owen entered the Love Island villa three weeks ago viewers have been waiting for the moment she mentioned her famous dad on the show. The 19-year-old dressage rider is the daughter of former Liverpool, Manchester United and England footballer Michael Owen.
Hero cops who chased and tackled gunman nominated for top bravery awards
07.06.2022 - 09:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Three cops who chased a suspect armed with a gun have been nominated for top bravery awards. Dramatic footage showed PCs Jack Grainger, Jessica Hamblett and Richard Hayes tackling gunman Mohammed Shabaz Rafiq even though they heard the sound of shots being fired moments earlier.
The trio of cops have now been nominated for a top national bravery award following the drama in Harpurhey on March 24 last year. The plain clothes officers were in a police patrol car when PC Hamblett spotted a group of suspicious people loitering together in Ashgill Walk just off Fernclough Road at around 5.30pm.
As PC Hayes turned the vehicle around to investigate further, the officers heard a loud bang.
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Moments later they saw saw a man running down the street apparently attempting to hide the contents of a black bin liner he was carrying. The cops identified themselves as police officers and a foot-chase began as the suspect ran towards a black Ford Focus which was carrying two other men.
The officers chased the suspect despite their strong suspicions he was armed with a gun. The man tried to get into the Focus but it mounted the pavement and sped away, leaving him behind.
PC Grainger, followed by PC Hayes, chased the suspect on foot supported by PC Hamblett in the police patrol car. PC Grainger chased the man, caught and then detained with help from his colleagues.
Re-tracing the route of the foot-chase, the officers found the black bin liner which had been discarded near the encounter with the Ford Focus. The bag contained converted blank-firing Retay handgun, with a cartridge still in the chamber.
Mohammed Shabaz Rafiq, 24,
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