Summary of Fatal Gun Incidents April 2021 – March 2022

by Gun Control Network on 05-04-2022

SUMMARY OF FATAL GUN INCIDENTS April 2021 — March 2022

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. FOI requests for more information are routinely refused.

We would be grateful for any authenticated reports that would allow us to update our own records and provide a more complete picture. The details below were correct as of April 4 2022.

 

RECORDED GUN DEATHS IN 2021-2022 (47)

Three additional incidents, which may have involved a gun fatality, are listed at the bottom.

HOMICIDES (28) — 12 Shotgun, 2 Handgun, 1 Automatic, 13 Unknown (most are likely to be handguns)

Date

Victim (Age)

Location

Weapon

Outcome

Apr 10

Khuram Javed (30)

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Handgun

1

Apr 10

Pauline Angell (67)

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Hunting Handgun

6, 11

Apr 14

Gavin Parry (31)

Lozells, West Midlands

Automatic

5

Apr 26

Abubakkar Jah[1] (18)

Canning Town, East London

Shotgun

5

May 8

Patrick Anzy (31)

Dalston, East London

NR (Not recorded in the media)

3

May 11

Robert Williamson (43)

Dartford, Kent

Shotgun

1

May 28

Unnamed Victim (20s)

Wood Green, North London

NR

14

Jun 8

Taylor Cox (19)

Islington, North London

NR

3

Jun 17

Matthias Poleon (27)

Balham, South London

NR

14

Jun 20

Kimani Martin (18)

Tividale, West Midlands

Shotgun

3

Jun 23

Catherine Wardleworth[2] (70s)

Southport, Merseyside

Shotgun

6, 10

Jul 1

Patrick Boyle (26)

Huyton, Merseyside

NR

3

Aug 12

Sophie Martyn (3)

Keyham, Plymouth, Devon

Shotgun

6, 10

Aug 12

Lee Martyn (43)

Keyham, Plymouth, Devon

Shotgun

6, 10

Aug 12

Maxine Davison (51)

Keyham, Plymouth, Devon

Shotgun

6, 10

Aug 12

Stephen Washington (59)

Keyham, Plymouth, Devon

Shotgun

6, 10

Aug 12

Kate Shepherd (66)

Keyham, Plymouth, Devon

Shotgun

6, 10

Aug 18[3]

Otas Sarkus (20)

Upton Park, East London

NR

3

Aug 26[4]

John McGregor (44)

Milton, Glasgow, Scotland

Shotgun

3

Sep 1

Alex Ajanaku (18)

Leyton, North East London

Shotgun

5

Sep 12

Chino Johnson (27)

Brixton, South London

NR

5

Sep 21

Sharmake Mohamud

Haringey, North London

NR

3

Oct 2

Leroy Mitchell (35)

Croydon, South London

NR

5

Oct 21

Gary Mayhew (25)

Brixton, South London

NR

3

Feb 20

Muhammed Sohail (25)

Saltley, West Midlands

NR

3

Feb 26

John Jones (36)

Stourbridge, West Midlands

Shotgun

3

Mar 25

Unnamed (30s)

Halesowen, West Midlands

NR

6, 10

Mar 29

Lamar Griffiths (21)

Sheffield South Yorkshire

NR

14

 

SELF-INFLICTED (17) — 10 Shotgun, 2 Handgun, 1 Police Weapon, 4 unknown

Apr 10

Eric Angell (71)

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Hunting Handgun

6, 8

Apr 27

Roger Selway (53)

Ynysbwl, South Wales

Shotgun

8

May 24

Max Mosley (81)

Kensington, Central London

Shotgun

8

May 31

Sean Duignan (44)

Luton Airport, Beds

Police Weapon

10

Jun 23

Leslie Wardleworth[2] (70s)

Southport, Merseyside

Shotgun

6, 10

Jun 23

Norman Ward (75)

Gravesend, Kent

Shotgun

14[5]

Jul 5

Owen Goff (68)

Chard, Somerset

Shotgun

8

Jul 12

Phoenix Everill (20)

Stretton, Staffordshire

NR

8

Aug 8

John Devine (75)

Stourbridge, West Midlands

Shotgun

8

Aug 12

Jake Davison (22)

Keyham, Plymouth, Devon

Shotgun

6, 10, 13

Sep 27

Howard Turtle (56)

Ashford, Kent

Pistol

8

Oct 29

Patricia Lewthwaite (55)

Whitehaven, Cumbria

Shotgun

8

Nov 6

Walter Smith (94)

Lixwm, Clwyd, Wales

Shotgun

8

Nov 19

Dennis Wright (94)

Llandudno Junction, Conwy, Wales

Shotgun

10

Dec 15

Steven Green (43)

Herne Bay, Kent

NR

8

Dec 30

Unnamed (80s)

Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

NR

14

Mar 25

Unnamed (40s)

Halesowen, West Midlands

NR

6, 10

 

POLICE (2)

Jun 26

Kelvin Igweani (24)

Milton Keynes, Bucks

  

13

Dec 11

Unnamed (mid-20s)

Kensington, Central London

  

13


Other Incidents (3)

There were three other fatalities (all male) in incidents reportedly involving a firearm, but no details of the cause of death have been released.

Jul 26

Unnamed (80)

Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon

  

13

Jan 30

Unnamed (-)

Llwydcoed, South Wales

  

13

Feb 2

Unnamed (70s)

Newport, Isle of Wight

  

10

 

Key

Bold italic font – Female Victim

1.   One or more person convicted of murder

3.   One or more person charged with murder

5.   One or more suspect arrested

6.   Murder-Suicide – not all details known in every case

8.   Inquest verdict – Suicide

10. Inquest awaited or adjourned

11. Inquest verdict – Unlawful killing

13. Referred to IOPC

14. No information


[1] Victim suffered gunshot and stab wounds

[2] Full details of murder-suicide not reported, victim and perpetrator assumed to be correct

[3] Died 2 days later

[4] Died 2 days later

[5] Reported by Family

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