Child under 10 among six dead in Plymouth shooting, local MP says

Witnesses described hearing gunshots with one saying she saw a man “randomly” start shooting at people.
Child under 10 among six dead in Plymouth shooting, local MP says

A police cordon on Royal Navy Avenue, near the scene of an incident in the Keyham area of Plymouth, where Devon and Cornwall Police say there have been a “number of fatalities” in a “serious firearms incident”. As many as six people are feared to have died, with several other casualties receiving treatment, after witnesses described hearing gunshots on Thursday evening. Picture date: Thursday August 12, 2021.

Six people have died of gunshot wounds in a firearms incident in Plymouth, UK Police have said.

Two females and two males died at the scene in the Keyham area of the city, the force said, along with another male who is believed to be the offender.

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