Plymouth shooting
2021 mass shooting in Plymouth, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On 12 August 2021, a mass shooting occurred in Keyham, Plymouth, England. The gunman, 22-year-old Jake Davison from Plymouth, shot and killed five people (including his mother) and injured two others before fatally shooting himself. Devon and Cornwall Police have not identified a motive.
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Location | Keyham, Plymouth, Devon, England |
Coordinates | 50°23′27″N 4°10′15″W |
Date | 12 August 2021 c. 18:08 – 18:23 (BST) |
Attack type | Mass murder, spree shooting, murder–suicide |
Weapons | Weatherby pump-action shotgun[1] |
Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 2 |
Victims | Residents of Keyham |
Perpetrator | Jake Davison |
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The Home Office announced that it would issue updated guidelines for firearms licence applications. In February 2023, the inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing of all of the victims.