A murderer who was serving a minimum of 30 years in prison is on the run after escaping during an escorted hospital visit in Liverpool.
Two men threatened prison officers with a gun and a knife as Shaun Walmsley escaped outside Aintree Hospital.
Police have found the car used to spring a "highly dangerous" drug dealer out of jail where he was serving life for the savage murder of a rival.
Shaun Walmsley escaped when two men armed with a knife and a gun confronted prison officers guarding him at Aintree University Hospital during a visit from the city's HMP Walton on Tuesday afternoon.
The three fled in a gold-coloured Volvo with the reg plate MW02 XHE.
Detectives have found the car in the Fazakerley area of Liverpool and it is being forensically examined.
An escaped prisoner serving a 30-year term for murder could find himself £20,000 out of pocket after police put up a reward using his money.
The reward is made up of £20,000 of Walmsley's own money, which was seized following his conviction for the murder of Anthony Duffy.
Police on the hunt for a prisoner who escaped from custody in Liverpool have arrested two people on suspicion of assisting an offender.