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| Gunman dies after public stop Plymouth bookmaker robbery | |
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| A masked gunman has died after being pinned down and restrained by customers during an armed robbery at a bookmakers in Plymouth, police have said. | A masked gunman has died after being pinned down and restrained by customers during an armed robbery at a bookmakers in Plymouth, police have said. |
| The man, in his 50s, entered the Ladbrokes branch in Crownhill Road at 18:50 GMT wearing a gas mask and brandishing a pistol. | |
| Customers disarmed the man and held him on the floor, police said. | |
| Police arrested the man, who was already unconscious, upon arrival but he died a short time later. | |
| The police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), has been informed. |