I'm A Celebrity fears as shotgun-wielding criminal on the run close to camp

10 November 2023 , 12:58

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A gunman is on the loose near the I'm A Celebrity camp

A shotgun-wielding would-be robber is on the loose near the I'm A Celebrity camp after he fired a bullet and was then chased out of a petrol station.

Police are on the hunt for an armed man who confronted staff and customers at a service station before an extraordinary act of bravery saved the pair. The terrifying situation unfolded in Tweed Valley Way, Murwillumbah which is around a ten minute drive from the I'm A Celebrity camp base where the celebs will stay for up to three weeks when the ITV show launches next Sunday.

The man, wearing an orange bucket hat, strode to the counter and shot at the roof before the woman courageously came out from behind the counter and confronted him. The store’s manager, Kim Hall, told Aussie TV station Channel Nine news the man ran out while the woman chased him away.

Police are on the hunt for the gun-wielding would-be robber

Tweed-Byron Police District have launched an investigation into the incident

Nobody was injured, and the man drove off in a white vehicle empty-handed. But he has not been caught and the first celebrities taking part in the hit show, fronted by Ant and Dec, are due to arrive later this weekend.

Officers from Tweed-Byron Police District have launched an investigation into the incident, which happened on October 24, and are urging anyone with information to come forward. Police attempted to stop the man as he drove across Murwillumbah but eventually had to terminate pursuit of the vehicle for safety reasons.

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The full I'm A Celebrity line-up has reportedly been announced with Britney Spears' sister Jamie-Lynn Spears and ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage among those who will be heading Down Under. Former professional boxer-turned-pundit Tony Bellew will be going into the jungle alongside Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard, This Morning's Josie Gibson and First Dates star Fred Sirieix.

Retired jockey Frankie Dettori will also reportedly be joining Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, as well as social media mega star Nella Rose, EastEnders' Danielle Harold and former Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson. JLS member Marvin Humes and MasterChef guest judge Grace Dent will complete the line-up, it's claimed.

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