Britain Today.

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Thanks for posting @BIAD.
It was surreal following all this on FB last night. We did hear sirens at teatime last night, but that's not unusual as we are between two of the main routes into town.
We are several miles away from where it happened, so we weren't affected at all, but about 20 years ago I lived one street over from where it all went down, so I'm very familiar with the area.
 Everyone here is completely stunned, it will take some time to process what happened.

Thoughts and prayers for the victims and families.

Mine too.

There's an update, but it doesn't help any for those grieving.

'...Jake Davison, who killed five people, including a young girl, in Plymouth was a licensed firearms holder,
police have revealed. The 22-year-old shot two women, two men and the three-year-old girl in a deadly
six-minute spree in the Keyham area of the city on Thursday evening.

Police said the incident, the worst mass shooting in Britain since 2010, is not terror-related.
In online videos Davison spoke of being "beaten down" and "defeated by life".

Emergency services were called to Biddick Drive shortly after 18:00 BST on Thursday. Five people, including
Davison, died at the scene and one died later in hospital.
Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said Davison was a firearms licence holder.

He said the weapon used in the shooting had been described by witnesses as a "pump action shotgun" but police
were not confirming that at this stage. Mr Sawyer said a firearm had been recovered from the scene and officers
were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident...'

BBC:


Maxine Davison was killed by her son in a shooting rampage. (SOURCE)

Just found out today that some friends of ours were incredibly lucky. They had just walked their dog through the park (#3 on map above) and headed to North Down Park (#6) they heard the shots, but didn't know what it was. While they were in the park, the helicopters started flying in, so they decided it would be a good idea to go home.