Plymouth shooting | |
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Location | Keyham, Plymouth, Devon, England |
Coordinates | 50°23′27″N 4°10′15″W / 50.39083°N 4.17083°W |
Date | 12 August 2021 c. 18:08 – 18:23 (BST) |
Attack type | Mass murder, spree shooting, murder–suicide, mass shooting, matricide, child murder |
Weapons | Weatherby pump-action shotgun[1] |
Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 2 |
Victims | Residents of Keyham |
Perpetrator | Jake Davison |
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 a 3-year-old girl. Davison also injured two others before fatally shooting himself. The inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing of all of the victims.
The Home Office announced that it would issue updated guidelines for firearms licence applications.