This picture, released by the National Police Air Service (NPAS), shows the moment its North Wales crew members had a gun pointed at them at Lake Vyrnwy.

Richard Lawrence Alan Barnard, aged 44, of Alltforgan, Llanwddyn, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, June 13, at Caernarfon Crown Court following a dramatic firearms incident which occurred earlier this year.

Dyfed Powys Police attended the incident on Monday, January 21, at Alltforgan, where a firearm was discharged at unarmed officers who had arrived at the property to assess the defendant's well-being.

As the incident unfolded, shots were also fired in the vicinity of a police helicopter, from a weapon which was later identified as a starting pistol.

At a hearing in February, held at Mold Crown Court, Bernard admitted acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft, as well as a further charge of possessing a firearm, a sawn-off shotgun, with intent to cause fear of unlawful violence.

The NPAS said on Twitter: "This is the moment a @NPASHawarden crew had a gun pointed at them as they helped @DyfedPowys contain a firearms incident. The offender has been sentenced to five years."