Watchdog to investigate UK police over Plymouth gunman’s possession of shotgun

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said it is looking into how Davison acquired a shotgun and a shotgun licence.

Police forensic work continues at the scene in Biddick Drive in the Keyham area of Plymouth. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA

The police watchdog will investigate Devon and Cornwall Police’s decision-making in relation to Plymouth gunman Jake Davison’s possession of a shotgun and a certificate for the weapon.

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.