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 |
5 |
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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