A masked armed robber who collapsed and died after being disarmed and pinned down by customers in a bookies has been named by police as Alan Levers.
The 50-year-old was believed to be wearing a gas mask and holding a gun when he stormed into the Ladbrokes branch on Crownhill Road in Plymouth, Devon, shortly before 7pm on Friday night.
Brave customers disarmed the man, Devon and Cornwall Police said, and held him on the floor while others raised the alarm.
Police arrested Levers, who was already unconscious, upon arrival, but he was declared dead a short time later.
