Summary of Fatal Gun Incidents April 2019 - March 2020
by on 30-11--0001
GCN monitors FATAL GUN INCIDENTS in Great Britain and compiles a list that summarises the available information.
This information is collected from online media reports though it's not possible to provide a complete picture as details are often lacking. For example, the type of weapon is not always revealed, and some deaths are not made public immediately — in particular, self-inflicted deaths are often not reported until the conclusion of an inquest many months later and some never appear in the media.
GCN is often frustrated by the reluctance of the authorities and/or the media to provide accurate details, particularly on the weapon involved, its provenance and legal status. F0I requests for more information are routinely refused.
We would be grateful for any authenticated updates that would allow us to add to the details below and provide a more complete picture.
RECORDED GUN DEATHS IN 2019-2020 — 49
Homicides (23; 8 shotgun, 2 handgun, 13 unknown – all but one most likely to be handguns)
|
Date |
Victim (Age) |
Location |
Weapon |
Outcome |
|
Apr 17 |
Bradley Welsh (47) |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Unknown |
3 |
|
Apr 18 |
Remal Hunt (28) |
Erdington, W Midlands |
Revolver |
1 |
|
May 7 |
Dante Mullings (23) |
Ladywood, W Midlands |
Unknown |
3 |
|
Jun 14 |
Eniola Aluko (19) |
Plumstead, SE London |
Unknown |
5 |
|
Jun 21 |
Edward Simpson (25) |
Feltham, W London |
Unknown |
5 |
|
Jul 5 |
Craig Small (32) |
Wembley, NW London |
Unknown |
3 |
|
Jul 7 |
Grineo Daka (27) |
Leyton, NE London |
Unknown |
3 |
|
Jul 7 |
Kwasi Mensah-Ababio (26) |
Wembley, NW London |
Unknown |
1 |
|
Jul 13 |
Gurinderjit Rai (41) |
Corhampton, Hampshire |
Shotgun |
5 |
|
Aug 5 |
Kathleen Gold[1] (78) |
Rowledge, Surrey |
Unknown |
6 |
|
Aug 8 |
James Teer (20) |
Erdington, W Midlands |
Shotgun |
1 |
|
Sep 8 |
Wilson Varela (24) |
Kentish Town, N London |
Shotgun |
|
|
Sep 15 |
Hemwand Ali Hussain (30) |
Hartlepool, Co. Durham |
Unknown |
3 |
|
Nov 19 |
Iron Miah (40) |
Whitechapel, E London |
Unknown |
3 |
|
Dec 15 |
Marion Price (63) |
Earls Barton, Northants |
Shotgun |
3 |
|
Dec 24 |
Flamur Beqiri (36) |
Battersea, S London |
Unknown |
5 |
|
Feb 22 |
Debbie Zurick (56) |
Winsford, Somerset |
Shotgun |
6 |
|
Mar 13 |
Abdul Wahid Xasan (19) |
Coventry, W Midlands |
Unknown |
3 |
|
Mar 16 |
Stephen Maguire (27) |
Birkdale, Merseyside |
Handgun |
|
|
Mar 19 |
Abdullahi Mahmoud (29) |
Enfield, N London |
Unknown |
5 |
|
Mar 29 |
Kelly Fitzgibbons (40) |
Woodmancote, W Sussex |
Shotgun |
6 |
|
Mar 29 |
Ava Needham (4) |
Woodmancote, W Sussex |
Shotgun |
6 |
|
Mar 29 |
Lexi Needham (2) |
Woodmancote, W Sussex |
Shotgun |
6 |
Self-Inflicted (24; 16 shotgun, 1 bolt gun, 1 possible rifle, 6 unknown)
|
Apr ? |
Phillip Kendrick (57) |
Penybont, Radnorshire |
Shotgun |
8 |
|
Apr 25 |
Mark Wellesley-Wood (67) |
Dumbarton, Scotland |
Shotgun |
8 |
|
May 8 |
John East-Rigby (65) |
Mockbeggar, Hampshire |
Shotgun |
8 |
|
May23 |
Tim Jones (17) |
Middleham, N Yorkshire |
Shotgun |
10 |
|
Jun 14 |
Christopher Lane (70) |
Chichester, W Sussex |
Shotgun |
10 |
|
Jun 28 |
Guy Bennett (37) |
Dartford, Kent |
Sawn-off shotgun |
8 |
|
Jun 30 |
Russell Houghton (47) |
Crimplesham, Norfolk |
Shotgun |
9 |
|
Jul 5 |
Dennis Underwood (70) |
Stock, Essex |
Not reported - legal |
8 |
|
Jul 20 |
Michael Ross (46) |
Driffield, E Yorkshire |
Shotgun – legal |
8 |
|
Aug 5 |
John Pudsey (82) |
Hutton Cranswick, E Yorks |
Shotgun – legal |
8 |
|
Aug 5 |
Ronald Gold[2] (83) |
Rowledge, Surrey |
Unknown |
6 |
|
Aug 21 |
Darrel Griffiths (66) |
Llandysul, Ceredigion |
Bolt gun[3] |
8 |
|
Sep 8 |
Reece Ramsey-Johnson (22) |
Sydenham, S London |
Shotgun |
7 |
|
Sep 10 |
Alan O’Connor (66) |
Southampton, Hampshire |
Shotgun |
10 |
|
Oct 11 |
Terry Rumming (58) |
Yapton, West Sussex |
? Rifle[4] |
8 |
|
Nov 19 |
Kevin Limer (50) |
Ashbourne, Derbyshire |
Shotgun |
|
|
Dec 6 |
Simon Rivett-Carnac (53) |
Charlton, Wiltshire |
Shotgun |
10 |
|
Jan 3 |
John O’Driscoll (88) |
Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire |
Unknown |
|
|
Jan 12 |
Robert Knight (92) |
Morcombelake, Dorset |
Unknown |
10 |
|
Jan 17 |
Paul Cheshire (52) |
Thatto Heath, Merseyside |
Unknown |
10 |