THIS is the moment a murderer was caught by police in a Mid Wales supermarket.

Connor Chapman, who was sentenced to a minimum 48 years in prison last week after he was convicted of murdering Elle Edwards last Christmas, had fled to Powys for a romantic break just days after he shot her.

But police tracked him down and arrested him while he made his way through the checkouts at Newtown's Tesco supermarket.

The CCTV footage was released by Merseyside Police following the conclusion of the 16-day trial held at Liverpool Crown Court.

In it, Chapman is seen making his way through the right-hand checkout before two plain clothes police officers grab him and wrestle him to the ground before several more officers hold him down.

The 23-year-old fired 12 shots from a sub-machine gun into a group of people outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, Merseyside, shortly before midnight on December 24, last year.

Chapman was convicted of murdering the 26-year-old beautician, along with seven other counts, following the trial.

Co-defendant Thomas Waring, 20, was found guilty of the possession of a prohibited firearm and assisting an offender by helping to burn out the stolen Mercedes used in the shooting.

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The trial heard the attack was the culmination of a feud between groups on the Woodchurch and Beechwood estates, on either side of the M53 in Wirral.

The prosecution alleged Chapman was attempting to kill Kieran Salkeld and Jake Duffy, both of whom were seriously injured in the shooting.

The pair, from the Beechwood estate, had attacked another man, Sam Searson, in the street the day before, the court heard.

Three other men: Harry Loughran, Liam Carr and Nicholas Speed; who were unconnected to the feud, were also injured in the shooting.

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Chapman was also found guilty of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, as well as possession of a Skorpion sub-machine gun with intent to endanger life and ammunition with intent to endanger life.

The trial was told Chapman had planned to travel to Spain on January 2, but this was cancelled. A trip was then booked for a "romantic stay" at Penllwyn Lodges in Garthmyl for four nights from January 9, and Chapman headed to Powys in a rented car.

But after being spotted at Welshpool McDonald's, he was arrested at Tesco in Newtown on January 10.

Chapman was also found guilty of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, as well as possession of a Skorpion sub-machine gun with intent to endanger life and ammunition with intent to endanger life.