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‘Gun seller’ arrested for supplying firearm that killed Sgt Matt Ratana as cops use explosives in raids

AN alleged gun seller has been arrested as cops probe the murder of Sgt Matt Ratana and raid multiple houses.

Officers arrested the man in Norwich, Norfolk, at about 2am and brought him to a station in south London to be quizzed.

⚠ Follow the latest updates on the Croydon shooting here

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying a firearm in the murder probe[/caption]
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Touching tributes left to Matt Ratana after he was shot and died[/caption]
Cops outside the house being searched in Norbury, South London
Cops in full forensics suits prepare to the enter the house

Cops swooped on four locations linked to him on Saturday, including a house in nearby Norbury.

The home belongs to Channa de Zoysa and wife Elizabeth, who live there with their five kids, including son Louis, 23.

One neighbour said the 23-year-old was “very awkward and kept himself to himself”.  

“The police have been outside the address since yesterday morning,” another neighbour told MailOnline.

“All we know is that it’s connected to the incident in Croydon.”

Forensics are checking the gun, while CCTV and bodycams are also being examined.

It comes after The Sun revealed the suspect in the shooting was believed to have been revived by medics after he died in hospital.

The 23-year-old was hit by a bullet and is still alive but in critical condition under police guard in hospital.

SUSPECT CRITCALLY ILL

Police have not been able to speak to him about the shooting.

Sources say there was “zero chance” he was well enough yesterday to speak to officers keen to find out how he had a gun in the police custody suite in Croydon, South London.

Cops also remain baffled at how he fired the fatal shot that hit Sgt Ratana with his hands cuffed behind his back.

Sources suggest the gun’s barrel may have been concealed in an intimate place inside his pants.

The suspect is said to be autistic and of Sri Lankan heritage.

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Matt Ratana was a rugby coach and originally from New Zealand[/caption]

Traumatised cops who survived the shooting will be quizzed once mentally fit.

Investigators were also looking into possible motives of the suspect – but cops have insisted it is not a terror probe.

Police searches are taking place at four locations –  the custody suite, the site where he was arrested, and two addresses including the one pictured.

He was referred to the Prevent anti-terror scheme in 2018 over alleged Islamist and right-wing views. 

Deputy assistant commissioner Stuart Cundy said investigators have CCTV from the custody suite and bodyworn video from the officers.

Mr Cundy said: “I would reiterate this is a murder investigation  not a counter-terror one.”

He added: “We have recovered the gun from the custody suite where Matt was shot and that gun is being forensically examined.

“We also have CCTV from that custody suite which shows the events, and we have body-worn video of our police officers who were involved in the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the suspect.”

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Matt Ratana had moved to the UK in 1989 to start a new life[/caption]
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Two officers look at the row of folowers for Matt Ratana[/caption]
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Flowers left for tragic cop Matt Ratana[/caption]

Police said forensic searches at all four locations will be “rigorous” and are expected to take days to be completed.

Mr Cundy said Friday was a “dark and sad day for the police family” and offered his thoughts to Sgt Ratana’s partner, family and colleagues.

He added: “Everyone working on this investigation, from the forensic specialists to the local officers holding the cordons, does so with a heavy heart but a determination to find justice for our colleague and his family.”

The suspect had been detained in an area of London Road, Pollards Hill for possession of ammunition and possession of class B drugs.

POINT BLANK

He was taken to the custody centre in Windmill Lane where he remained handcuffed until a door was opened for him to be searched with a metal detector.

“The sergeant opened the door to admit him and take his temperature to comply with Covid rules. But the suspect shot him at point-blank range, ” a source said.

They added: “It would appear the suspect has somehow managed to conceal the gun on his body.”

“However, there are rules preventing any intimate body searches on the street. It can only be done when a suspect is booked into a custody suite.”

How the weapon could have been fired

The gunman blazed off more shots, five in all, in a fierce struggle in the corridor at 2.15am.

One hit himself in the neck, leaving him critical and under armed guard in hospital last night.

Desperate colleagues battled to save the stricken officer’s life.

Medics performed open heart surgery on Sgt Ratana at the custody centre.

He was airlifted to hospital but later pronounced dead.

The 54-year-old dad was just months from retirement – and it was revealed he had moved to work in custody as it was safer, as he neared retirement.

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Cops observe a minute’s silence in memory of Sgt Matt Ratana[/caption]
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Crystal Palace and Everton pay tribute with a minute’s silence at Selhurst Park[/caption]

Sgt Ratana was a veteran officer originally from Palmerston North in New Zealand, he travelled to the UK to start a new life in 1989.

The officer had served with the Met Police since 1991 and worked in Croydon from 2015.

He had told colleagues he intended to quit as early as next year, and posted of  his excitement at the prospect of “a long healthy life”.

Pals said Sgt Ratana, dad to a grown-up son, 26, dreamed of travelling Europe on his motorbike then coaching at his rugby club in Sussex.

His partner of four years Sue Bushby was said to be devastated and was being comforted by friends.

Her sister Amanda Tessier, a community nurse, told The Sun: “He was a great big friendly bear of a man, one of the loveliest men you could meet.

“He was absolutely dedicated to being a police officer and had almost 30 years of service.

“He knew the dangers of being a police officer in London but for him it was all part of the job. “

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Matt Ratana was excited to retire from the force[/caption]

Officers killed in the line of duty since 2000:

Detective Constable Stephen Oake died during a police raid on a flat in Crumpsall, Manchester, in January 2003.

PC Ian Broadhurst, 34, of West Yorkshire Police, was murdered by David Bieber, 38, in Leeds on Boxing Day 2003.

Detective Constable Michael Swindells, 44, died after he was knifed in the stomach as he and colleagues conducted a search in Birmingham in May 2004.

PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead when she and a colleague tried to stop armed robbers in Bradford in November 2005.

PC Ricky Gray was shot in the head by a gunman who then turned the weapon on himself in Shrewsbury in 2007.

PC Gary Toms, 37, was critically injured confronting suspects in Leyton, east London, on April 11 2009. He died six days later when his life support machine was switched off, 25 years to the day after PC Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London while controlling a crowd of demonstrators.

PC Fiona Bone, 32, and PC Nicola Hughes, 23, were murdered by Dale Cregan in Greater Manchester in September 2012.

PC Keith Palmer, who was fatally stabbed in March 2017 by Khalid Masood during the Westminster Bridge terror attack.

PC Andrew Harper died when he was caught in a tow rope and dragged along country lanes after trying to stop quad bike thieves in Berkshire in August 2019.

The veteran officer’s cousin, Adrian Rurawhe, said: “He was really proud to be a police officer, he was also really proud to be Māori from New Zealand.”

Mr Rurawhe, a Labour MP in New Zealand, described Sgt Ratana, who worked at the Croydon Custody Centre, as “fearless”.

He added: “Matt really loved his job. He knew what he had signed up and the risks involved.

“He was never afraid but he was not reckless either.”

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick on Friday night said Sgt Ratana was known as a “big guy” with a “big heart”.

She said: “A lovely man, respected by his colleagues, officers, staff and of course by members of the public, including, I may say, suspects arrested or dealt with in custody.

“He was very well known locally and he will be remembered so fondly in Croydon and missed there, as well as in the Met and in the rugby world.”

New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern wrote on Facebook that she was “incredibly sad” to hear the news of Matt’s death.

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