These dramatic pictures show the moment a brave have-a-go hero took on a gun-toting robber.
The man risked his life when two robbers fled from a raid on a jewellers in the centre of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and he managed to grab one by the arm.
The robber aimed the gun at the man's head but the man knocked it out of his hand.
The robber then managed to free himself and escape and the identity of the have-a-go-hero remains a mystery. The robbers made off with a handful of gold chains.
Detective Inspector Karryann Beeby, who is leading the hunt for the robbers, appealed for the shy hero to come forward.
She said: ‘It was a very brave thing to do. He might hold a vital piece of information which is key to the inquiry.'
This incident comes a couple of weeks or so after a group of men attempting to rob a jewellers in Northampton were fought off by a handbag-wielding granny.
'The bravest man in Britain? Dramatic moment high street hero clings on to a robber pointing his gun straight at him
By Christopher Leake
20th February 2011
Daily Mail
This is the dramatic moment a have-a-go hero took on an armed robber who aimed a gun at his head.
The man, in his 20s, risked his life when he gave chase and grabbed the robber’s arm as he and a male accomplice fled from a raid on a jewellers in the centre of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
As the passer-by tried to detain him, the gunman pointed the pistol into his face.
Line of fire: The armed robber points the gun into the face of the have-a-go hero in Peterborough town centre
The young man managed to knock the gun out of the robber’s hand before he freed himself and ran away.
The shy hero then disappeared and is yet to come forward to identify himself.
Getaway: The robber slipped out of the hero's grasp and escaped. Moments earlier the robber and his accomplice had held up Harvey Daly jewellers and made off with a handful of gold chains
Earlier, Chris Hopper, a partner at the jewellers Harvey Daly, suffered a cut on his nose when he fought off the robbers who made off with a handful of gold chains.
Mr Hopper was chasing the pair down the street when the passer-by intervened.
Within minutes, armed police were called to the scene and a police helicopter was scrambled to find the raiders but they escaped through the grounds of Peterborough Cathedral.
Point blank: This close up shows the gun which was aimed at the young hero
Detective Inspector Karryann Beeby, who is leading the hunt for the robbers, appealed for the shy hero to come forward.
She said: ‘It was a very brave thing to do. He might hold a vital piece of information which is key to the inquiry.
‘They may have exchanged words so he might know where he is from.’
Hot pursuit: Police are appealing for the brave man who tried to stop the robbers to come forward
A police source confirmed that the weapon used in the raid was genuine.
CCTV footage is now being trawled through by officers as they try to ascertain the robbers’ movements before and after the raid.
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The man risked his life when two robbers fled from a raid on a jewellers in the centre of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and he managed to grab one by the arm.
The robber aimed the gun at the man's head but the man knocked it out of his hand.
The robber then managed to free himself and escape and the identity of the have-a-go-hero remains a mystery. The robbers made off with a handful of gold chains.
Detective Inspector Karryann Beeby, who is leading the hunt for the robbers, appealed for the shy hero to come forward.
She said: ‘It was a very brave thing to do. He might hold a vital piece of information which is key to the inquiry.'
This incident comes a couple of weeks or so after a group of men attempting to rob a jewellers in Northampton were fought off by a handbag-wielding granny.
'The bravest man in Britain? Dramatic moment high street hero clings on to a robber pointing his gun straight at him
By Christopher Leake
20th February 2011
Daily Mail
This is the dramatic moment a have-a-go hero took on an armed robber who aimed a gun at his head.
The man, in his 20s, risked his life when he gave chase and grabbed the robber’s arm as he and a male accomplice fled from a raid on a jewellers in the centre of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
As the passer-by tried to detain him, the gunman pointed the pistol into his face.
Line of fire: The armed robber points the gun into the face of the have-a-go hero in Peterborough town centre
The young man managed to knock the gun out of the robber’s hand before he freed himself and ran away.
The shy hero then disappeared and is yet to come forward to identify himself.
Getaway: The robber slipped out of the hero's grasp and escaped. Moments earlier the robber and his accomplice had held up Harvey Daly jewellers and made off with a handful of gold chains
Earlier, Chris Hopper, a partner at the jewellers Harvey Daly, suffered a cut on his nose when he fought off the robbers who made off with a handful of gold chains.
Mr Hopper was chasing the pair down the street when the passer-by intervened.
Within minutes, armed police were called to the scene and a police helicopter was scrambled to find the raiders but they escaped through the grounds of Peterborough Cathedral.
Point blank: This close up shows the gun which was aimed at the young hero
Detective Inspector Karryann Beeby, who is leading the hunt for the robbers, appealed for the shy hero to come forward.
She said: ‘It was a very brave thing to do. He might hold a vital piece of information which is key to the inquiry.
‘They may have exchanged words so he might know where he is from.’
Hot pursuit: Police are appealing for the brave man who tried to stop the robbers to come forward
A police source confirmed that the weapon used in the raid was genuine.
CCTV footage is now being trawled through by officers as they try to ascertain the robbers’ movements before and after the raid.
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