Five killed in Plymouth mass shooting named by police including gunman's mother

A police spokesman said the firearm believed to have been used during the atrocity was legally held by Davison, who had a firearms licence.
Five killed in Plymouth mass shooting named by police including gunman's mother

The scene in Biddick Drive, Plymouth, on Friday Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA

Five people killed by a gunman in a “rampaging firearms attack” in Plymouth, England have been named by police.

Jake Davison, 22, shot and killed his 51-year-old mother Maxine Davison, also known as Maxine Chapman, at a house in Biddick Drive in the Keyham area of the city on Thursday evening.

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