Suspected gunman Omari Gordon was last night in custody after more than a year on the run.

Police apprehended the fugitive at a house in Sandys following a tip-off from a member of the public. The Bermuda resident will now receive a $5,000 reward. Gordon, 27, had evaded capture since November 2008, when he was suspected of discharging a firearm at three Police officers in Middletown.

The Bermuda Police Service and Crime Stoppers offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest, and a poster picturing Gordon was widely circulated.

The suspect however remained at large for 13 months. Despite believing he had fled overseas, detectives then received a tip-off that Gordon was actually living in Bermuda.

Yesterday they would not comment on the circumstances of his arrest, except to say he was discovered at "a multiple-dwelling residence".

Superintendent Antoine Daniels said Gordon's appearance had changed slightly "he does look a bit different". He said: "I can confirm that the Bermuda Police Service has successfully apprehended Omari Gordon, who we have been looking for since November 2008 for a suspected firearms incident.

"He is currently in Police custody after being arrested at a Sandys Parish residence earlier today."

Supt. Daniels said officers swooped on the house yesterday afternoon following the tip-off from a man, whose identity will remain confidential. "We were able to attend the residence and find Mr. Gordon, who we'd been looking for for a while and who we believed had left the Island. This was not in fact the case," he said. "This really shows that when the public and Police come together, how we can achieve great things as a result of a tip-off and some positive information, that is accurate information."

Despite the small geographic size of Bermuda, the detective said people could be evasive. "I wouldn't say I'm surprised (at Gordon remaining at large), because we do have people in Bermuda who assist people to evade the Police," he said.

"If we can find any evidence that anyone was assisting Omari Gordon to lay low, we will look to prosecute them as well."

Chf. Insp. Nicholas Pedro said: "Bermuda is small but is densely populated in areas, so people using evasive measures can do this. It's not beyond the realm of the imagination to lay low and keep out of the public eye."

He said Police had received "dribs and drabs of sightings" of Gordon, but were unable to substantiate them, particularly without an address. The alleged firearms incident took place in the early hours of November 29, 2008, when Police chased a motorcyclist to Middletown where he abandoned the vehicle and ran up an embankment, firing a single shot at officers.