Posted on 08/13/2021 2:43:55 AM PDT by RandFan
A man suspected of killing five people in Plymouth before turning the gun on himself has been named locally as Jake Davison.
Three females and two males were shot in the Keyham area of the city on Thursday evening.
Police said the incident, the worst mass shooting in Britain since 2010, is not terror-related.
Five people died at the scene and one died later in hospital. An MP has said one victim was a child.
Emergency services were called to Biddick Drive shortly after 18:00 BST on Thursday.
Devon and Cornwall Police said two females and the three males died at the scene, while one female died shortly after in hospital.
The force added: "The area has been cordoned off and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident."
Prime minister Boris Johnson tweeted: "My thoughts are with the friends and family of those who lost their lives and with all those affected by the tragic incident in Plymouth last night.
"I thank the emergency services for their response."
Plymouth Sutton & Devonport MP Luke Pollard added it was "unspeakably awful" and he was "utterly devastated" to learn one of those killed was a child.
People were asked to stay inside and follow police advice as the emergency services responded.
Eyewitness Sharron, who lives nearby and did not want to give her full name, said what happened was "horrendous and so sad".
"Firstly, there was shouting, followed by gunshots - three possibly four to begin with," she said.
"This was when the shooter kicked in the door of a house and randomly started shooting. He ran from the house shooting as he ran and proceeded to shoot at a few people in the linear park up from the drive."
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The gunman had the standard “dead eyes” in the article’s photo. Soulless!
But how is this possible? Guns are illegal in Britain.
Did the murderer not know that guns are illegal?
Maybe Parliament should pass another law making them double illegal. I’m sure that would solve the problem. Nobody would consider breaking the law would they?
Trying to blame Trump. I kid you not. See the end of the story
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jake-davison-plymouth-shooting-b1901948.html
His problem is that he shot civilians.
If he would have taken out the Tory government, he would be declared a hero, especially by “journalist”.
He used a shotgun, which have never been banned
“There are too many guns!” said no one being chased by a crazed evil person. One more gun in that equation would have been an equalizer.
“Did the murderer not know that guns are illegal?”
And murder is illegal too.
“He used a shotgun, which have never been banned”
Until today.
I wonder if he was a recent convert to islam.
Yep, the main fallout from this will be the banning of single shot shotguns.
10 to 1 he is on ‘anti depressants’.
100 to 1 that he’s was a stoner.
Inverse application of Coulter’s Law
Improbable in the extreme. Sporting and vermin control guns will never be banned, the rural shooting lobby is too strong. More likely is a further tightening of licensing regulations (this guy had a legitimate firearms licence, apparently)
Wondering the same.
Yeah, too bad no one had the ability to reach out and touch him with hot lead like the the man in Arkansas did in a similar situation recently....
So much “for all our safety, we are disarmed”.
Ah. Clearly it’s the shotguns’s fault. Better ban those.
And knives.
And screwdrivers.
And sharp sticks.
Why, it’s almost as if some people don’t obey the law!!
Who ever heard of such a thing?
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