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Some family stay away from Cumbria gunman's funeral

Mass killer Derrick Bird’s funeral finally took place today, the final of 13 services held in just a week.

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Cumbria shootings remembered

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Services remember shooting victims

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Family struggle to understand what turned quiet man into mass murderer
Victims of gun horror remembered by family and friends

TWELVE people were killed and 11 were wounded when taxi driver Derrick Bird went on a gun rampage.

Fri, 04 Jun, 2010

Gunman’s family struggle to understand motive for rampage

The family of gunman Derrick Bird were tonight struggling to understand what turned the quiet taxi driver into a mass killer.

Thu, 03 Jun, 2010

Gun rampage killer's two weapons were licensed

Derrick Bird was licensed to own the two guns he used to murder 12 people in a three-hour rampage apparently sparked by a family feud, it was revealed today.

Thu, 03 Jun, 2010

Feud about will may have sparked Cumbria shootings

British police were today investigating what sparked gunman Derrick Bird's killing spree amid reports he was involved in a bitter family feud.

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