Summary of Fatal Gun Incidents April 2017 – March 2018

by Gun Control Network 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. FOI 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.

GUN DEATHS RECORDED – 44 (as at 7 April 2018)

Homicides (25) - 5 shotgun, 2 rifle, 2 handgun, 16 unknown (most of these are likely to be handguns

Date	Victim (Age)	Location	Weapon
Apr 7	Karim Samms (16)	North Woolwich, E London		5
Apr 30	Guy Hedger (61)	Ashley, Dorset	Sawn-off shotgun	1
May 13	Brenton Roper (41)	Bow, E London		4
May 26	Mohanna Abdhou (20)	Kilburn, NW London		4
Jun 2	Yusuf Sonko (18)	Toxteth, Merseyside	Handgun	7
Jun 9	Tino Makwanya (24)	Croydon, S London		4
Jul 8	Jamie Lee (22)	Castlemilk, Glasgow		6
Aug 5	John Pordage (34)	Chelmsford, Essex	Handgun	6
Aug 25	Abdul Mayanja (19)	Maryland, E London		5
Sep 4	Corey Davis (14)	Forest Gate, E London	Shotgun
Sep 13	Mekel Sterling (36)	Hockley, W Midlands		4
Oct 8	James Meadows (17)	Huyton, Merseyside		4
Oct 25	Lee Holt (32)	Oswaldtwistle, Lancs	Shotgun	4
Nov 11	Khalid Abdi Farah (26)	Southall, W London	Shotgun	4
Nov 22	Joe Daniels (58)	Folkestone, Kent		5
Jan 26	Cheryl Hooper (51)	Newport, Shropshire	Shotgun	5
Feb 12	Bulent Kabala (41)	Barnet, N London		5
Feb 20	Unnamed (24)	Westminster, C London		4
Mar 2	Christopher Colgan (31)	Erdington, W Midlands		5
Mar 8	Kelvin Odunuyi (19)	Wood Green, N London		5
Mar 14	Joseph Williams-Torres (20)	Walthamstow, NE London		4
Mar 16	Heather Whitbread (53)	St Leonards, E Sussex	Rifle	4
	Michelle Savage (32)	St Leonards, E Sussex	Rifle	4
Mar 25	Daniel Shaw (28)	Coventry, W Midlands		5
Mar26	Abraham Badru (26)	Dalston, E London

Self-Defence (2) - 2 shotgun

Apr 16	Hugh Doherty (45)	Wickford, Essex	Shotgun	2
Jun 12	Wayne Digby (48)	Colnbrook, Berkshire	Shotgun	3

Unknown (1) - 1 air rifle

Aug 27

Alexander Moroz (5)

Loughborough, Leics

Air rifle

Self-inflicted (11) - 8 shotgun, 3 unknown

Apr	Kenneth Shaw (67)	Chelmsford, Essex	Shotgun	+
May 2	Derek Tommsett (69)	Plumpton, Sussex	Shotgun	8
Jun 23	Granjo Ille (74)	Gainsborough, Lincs	Shotgun	8
Jul 14	James Eley (34)	Braintree, Essex	Shotgun
Aug 26	David Bradbury (63)	Sandbach, Cheshire	Shotgun	8
Aug 31	Michael Proctor (64)	Mendlesham, Norfolk
Sep17	Terrance Axten (66)	Maidenhead, Berks	Shotgun	8
Nov 13	Robert Bell (72)	Shamley Green, Surrey	Shotgun	9
Nov 18	James Deacon (54)	Easebourne, W Sussex	Shotgun	8
Jan 13	James Smith (69)	Brentwood, Essex		8
Mar 10	Unnamed (50s)	Herne Bay, Kent		+

Police (5)

May 24	Marc Cole (30)	Falmouth, Cornwall	Taser
Jun 3	Youssef Zaghba (22)	Borough, S London		10
Jun 3	Rachid Redouane (30)	Borough, S London		10
Jun 3	Khuram Butt (27)	Borough, S London		10
Sep 27	Spencer Ashworth (29)	Portishead, Avon

Key

Red font – female victim

One or more person convicted of murder
One or more person found not guilty of murder (self-defence)
Case dropped (self-defence – perpetrator found guilty of possessing a shotgun without a certificate)
One or more person charged with murder
One or more suspect arrested
Named suspect sought
Inquest verdict - Unlawfully killed
Inquest verdict – Suicide
Accident
Killed during terrorist attack

+ Not confirmed as gun death – firearm reportedly found at the scene

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