OPERATION BRIDGE - Cumbria Constabulary

10:14:03 Call
handler
10:14:06 Susan
ROONEY
10:14:35 Call
handler
10:14:38 Susan
ROONEY
10:14:55 Call
handler
10:15:04 Susan
ROONEY
10:15:06 Call
handler
10:15:08 Susan
ROONEY
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Telephone You heard the shots and then sorry
what?
Telephone A fella getting out of a car and they
were parked like nose to nose and
I’ve liked watched it and thought oh
they’re not shooting the sheep and
I’ve seen a fella running up the road
out the white van up the lonning and
then this other fella kept shooting
and I’ve watched it til he’s got to the
top and outta sight but I haven’t
seen this fella come back into this
car but the other fella’s took of in his
car. I’m just frightened he’s
wounded up the top eh.
Telephone Right so a male got out and started
shooting at another male is that
what you’re saying?
Telephone Yeah. From where I’m standing like
yeah there were two males. But
there on like someone’s property as
well eh
Telephone Right just bear with ez. Right so did
you say that one of the males has
returned back to his car?
Telephone And then took off yeah come down
the lonning
Telephone But the other male hasn’t
Telephone No and the car’s still parked up
8.16 Susan ROONEY was understandably affected by what she had seen
and this made it difficult for the call taker to establish the facts.
8.17 However, significant details were missed. It was clear that someone
was discharging a firearm towards another person and the shots
could be heard by the witness who was concerned that someone was
injured.
8.18 A firearm being heard as it was discharged would indicate that it was
not an air weapon. This is a relevant fact for the FIM to decide
whether to send armed resources.
8.19 Irrespective of whether the weapon was an air rifle or not, the fact
that the allegation was that an individual had discharged the weapon
THIS REPORT IS EMBARGOED
UNTIL 4PM MONDAY 28 TH MARCH 2011
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