| 2016 Spalding shooting | |
|---|---|
.jpg) An aerial view of Spalding in 2013. | |
 Map of Spalding town centre, with the site of the shooting circled in red. | |
| Location | Spalding, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°47′25″N 0°8′57″W / 52.79028°N 0.14917°W |
| Date | 19 July 2016 09:00 (UTC+1) |
| Target | Perpetrator's family members |
Attack type | Shooting, murder-suicide, domestic violence |
| Weapons | Shotgun |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator)[1] |
| Victims | Charlotte Hart, Claire Hart |
| Perpetrator | Lance Hart |
| Motive | Marital breakdown[2] |
On 19 July 2016, a shooting occurred at the Castle Sports Complex in the town centre of Spalding in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[3] Three people, including the perpetrator, were killed in the shooting.[1]
Police quickly ruled out potential links to terrorism,[4] while stating that the incident appeared to be a lone wolf attack.
Though not officially a "mass shooting" attack, the incident was the deadliest shooting in the United Kingdom since the Horden shooting in January 2012, in which four people were killed.
- ^ a b "Spalding shooting: Three members of family killed". BBC News. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Spalding shootings: Man's killing of wife and daughter 'calculated'". BBC News. 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Three people killed in shooting near Spalding swimming pool". itv.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "BBC Lincolnshire Live on Tuesday 19 July 2016". BBC News. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.