Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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BBC
06-10-2009
A man was shot dead in a street in Clapton, east London. Police were called following reports of gunshots and found the victim with gunshot wounds. He died at the scene. Two men have been arrested. The shooting is thought to be part of a feud between drug gangs and detectives are examining possible links between this murder and the fatal shooting of a man in Tottenham a few days earlier (Times, 7 October 2009).
BBC
06-10-2009
A teenager was shot in the shoulder in Dovecot, Merseyside. Police believe the victim had been targeted. Three men and two women have been arrested.
BBC
06-10-2009
Fourteen people have been arrested over suspected firearms offences in a major anti-crime drive, Break the Circle of Violence, run by Strathclyde Police.
Evening Courier
06-10-2009
A pensioner has been found shot dead in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. It is believed he had suffered a single gunshot wound. Police say they are not treating his death as suspicious.
Herald (Plymouth)
06-10-2009
An air rifle sniper shot a teenage car driver, hitting him in the wrist. The shooting took place as the victim was driving along a street in Plymouth.
Mirror
06-10-2009
A man has been arrested after police allegedly found a firearm, stun gun, CS gas and a grenade in Islington, north London. The man had been wanted since 2006 in connection with an armed robbery in Liverpool.
Norwich Evening News
06-10-2009
A burglar who pleaded guilty to robbing an elderly widow and asked for 32 other offences to be taken into consideration also admitted possessing an air weapon. Police found a spring-loaded air weapon, which Minnie Boy Lee was banned from owning, in his caravan at Mile Cross, Norfolk. He said the firearm had been one he had picked up on his travels. He was jailed for two years and nine months for all the offences.
St Albans & Harpenden Review
06-10-2009
A 19-year-old who was jailed after robbing a pregnant woman at gunpoint has had his sentence reduced. He had threatened to shoot the woman and her unborn child before stealing puppies, mobile phones and a kitchen knife. Niikwao Nunoo from Welham Green, Hertfordshire, had pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm. He had his sentence reduced from six years to five years.
Wiltshire Times
06-10-2009
Shelley Douglas disposed of an air rifle for her boyfriend after he had brandished it in a street in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, in March 2009, during a fracas with another man. She pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was given a two year conditional discharge. Firearms charges against her partner, Jason Inman, were dropped and he was bound over to keep the peace after admitting a public order offence.
BBC
05-10-2009
Paul Allen has admitted conspiracy to kidnap, rob and possess a firearm and been jailed for 18 years. He was part of the gang responsible for the £53 million robbery at a security depot at Tonbridge, Kent in 2006 (see Incidents)
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About this information
This information is provided by the Infer Trust. It is compiled from media reports of incidents in England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has different gun legislation. We know the information is incomplete, though we believe nearly all of the most serious crimes are included.