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King, a former computer worker, of School Close, Downley, shot repeatedly at officers with a crossbow out of his upstairs window before chasing them with the weapon and shooting an officer, the court was told.<\/p>\n
The court heard after the incident, King, who has a history of mental health difficulties, had tried to hide near trees but was followed and shot by an armed officer. <\/p>\n
In a video of the incident released by Thames Valley Police, the officer can be heard shouting a warning before before aiming and firing, hitting King in the stomach.<\/p>\n
King is then seen lying on the ground and told to put his hands behind his back while being apprehended.<\/p>\n
He was taken to hospital under police supervision with potentially life-changing injuries, but was discharged 10 days later and arrested, before being charged.<\/p>\n
The judge said that King’s actions, including chasing officers and continuing to shoot at them, were evidence of him “attempting to settle a score with police”.<\/p>\n
“It was as if you were trying to hunt down the officer, chasing him, aiming at his body,” he added.<\/p>\n
Judge Cooper was told that he had bought the crossbow online for less than \u00a320.<\/p>\n
He told King he was “clearly beside yourself” with anger during the incident.<\/p>\n
“You came out of your house to try and shoot at police officers,” the judge said.<\/p>\n
“You approached PC Foster and, from a crouching position, raised your crossbow and fired.<\/p>\n
“From a distance of roughly two car lengths away, you shot him in the leg as he turned to run.”<\/p>\n
Judge Cooper said PC Foster and two other officers should be commended for bravery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The court heard how police were called to the scene on 10 May 2024<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\n
Barrister Graham Smith, prosecuting, told the judge that King who had previous convictions – including a conviction for possessing a “bladed article” in a public place and for punching and threatening a neighbour.<\/p>\n
He said King had hunted and stalked police during the incident – a witness used the word “tracking”.<\/p>\n
Mr Smith said the officer had seen King “grinning” as he exited his address before shooting him in the leg, resulting in a two to three-centimetre wound near an artery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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PC Foster watched the sentencing hearing via an online link.<\/p>\n
He told the judge, in a written victim impact statement, that the attack had affected him in “so many ways”.<\/p>\n
“Previously, I guess I was quite blas\u00e9 about work,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I kind of thought risk is risk and that is what you deal with.<\/p>\n
“Now I feel more cautious.”<\/p>\n
PC Foster said he had suffered anxiety and had thought about how he might never have seen his “parents or anyone else” again.<\/p>\n
He said physically his wound had healed but left a scar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Barrister Mark Kimsey, for King, said his client had a history of anxiety and depression, and cannabis use may have been an “aggravating factor”.<\/p>\n
He said evidence showed that King thought he could “talk” to a neighbour’s dog and was “special in relation to having contact with an Egyptian goddess”.<\/p>\n
Mr Kimsey said King wanted to apologise, felt “embarrassed and ashamed”, and “didn’t understand why he lost the plot”.<\/p>\n
He said what King did was “totally out of character”.<\/p>\n
He said King, who had worked “in computers”, had been on remand in custody since May 2024 and “doing extremely well”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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