POLICE hunting a man suspected of killing the police officer Sharon Beshenivsky called off an armed siege of a house in South Wales early this morning. Dozens of homes in Newport were evacuated and people living near by were told to stay in the back of their houses when 40 officers surrounded the property yesterday morning. It is understood that Gwent Police, who were being assisted by West Yorkshire Police, believed that Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 24, was in the house. But shortly before 1am they said the man they were looking for was not in the area.Mr Shah, 24, is one of two men police still want to question over the murder of WPC Beshenivsky in Bradford on November 18. Mr Shah, also known as Pesci or Mr P, is regarded as the most dangerous of the suspects and is suspected of being the person who fired the fatal shot. Police are also looking for Mustaf Jama, 25, whose brother Yusuf, 19, has already been charged with WPC Beshenivsky’s murder. Her colleague WPC Teresa Milburn was shot in the shoulder during the bungled robbery of a travel agency.
The Cromwell Road area of the city was cordoned off from about 7am until midnight, with a helicopter circling the area for much of the time. Police said residents had been moved away for their own safety. Crimestoppers has offered £50,000 for information leading to the conviction of the killers of PC Beshenivsky. Posters across Britain are urging people to look out for the two men still wanted for questioning. Officers had feared that they would try to leave the country.