Mourners bid farewell to solicitor shot by Cumbrian gunman

The funeral for a solicitor shot dead in the driveway of his home by Derrick Bird has taken place today.

Mourners bid farewell to solicitor shot by Cumbrian gunman
Fri, 11 Jun, 2010 - 14:59

The funeral for a solicitor shot dead in the driveway of his home by Derrick Bird has taken place today.

Kevin Joseph Commons, 60, was the second victim of Bird’s horror rampage through west Cumbria last Wednesday.

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