Summary of Fatal Gun Incidents April 2022 – March 2023

by Gun Control Network on 09-04-2023

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. NR – weapon used not reported.

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 2023.

RECORDED GUN DEATHS IN 2022-2023 (39)

HOMICIDES (25) - 5 Shotgun, 1 Handgun, 19 Unknown - most are likely to be handguns

Date	Victim (Age)	Location	Weapon	Outcome
Apr 13	Mihai Dobre (29)	Peterborough, Cambs	NR	3
Jun 28	*Wendy Morris* (76)	Thornford, Dorset	NR	6, 10
Jul 7	Mohammed Kasim (30)	Small Heath, Birmingham	NR	5
Jul 19	Daneche Tison (26)	Queen’s Park, NW London	NR	5
Jul 24	Sam Brown (28)	Walthamstow, NE London	NR	3
Jul 24	Camilo Palacio (22)	Wood Green, North London	NR	3
Aug 10	John McKinnon (47)	Teangue, Isle of Skye	Shotgun	3
Aug 13	Kacey Boothe (25)	Walthamstow, NE London	NR	3
Aug 16	Sam Rimmer (22)	Dingle, Merseyside	NR	5
Aug 21	*Ashley Dale* (28)	Old Swan, Merseyside	NR	3
Aug 22	*Olivia Pratt-Korbel* (9)	Knotty Ash, Merseyside	Handgun	1
Sep 4	Maximillian Kusi-Owusu (29)	Kensington, Central London	NR	5
Oct 25	Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed (32)	Ilford, East London	NR	3
Oct 30	*Jackie Rutter* (53)	Moreton, Merseyside	NR	5
Oct 30	Lemar Urquhart (27)	Brixton, South London	NR	5
Nov 24	Liam Smith (38)	Shevington, G Manchester	NR	3
Dec 24	*Elle Edwards* (26)	Wallasey, Merseyside	NR	3
Jan 26	Fernando Johnson (23)	Acton, West London	NR	5
Feb 5	*Emma Pattison* (45)	Epsom, Surrey	Shotgun	6, 10
Feb 5	*Lettie Pattison* (7)	Epsom, Surrey	Shotgun	6, 10
Feb 9	Kai McGinley (24)	Erith, South East London	NR	3
Feb 28	Neil Canney (37)	Greenock, Inverclyde	NR	3
Mar 25	Zikel Bobmanuel (32)	Openshaw, G Manchester	NR	3
Mar 29	Josh Dunmore (32)	Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire	Shotgun [1]	3
Mar 29	Gary Dunmore (57)	Sutton, Cambridgeshire	Shotgun1	3

SELF-INFLICTED (9) - 6 Shotgun, 3 Unknown

Apr 12	Gary Hardwick (81)	Llandudno, Conwy	Shotgun	10
Apr 25	David Allen (89)	Winterbourne, Berkshire	Shotgun[2]	10
Jun 6	*Serena Prest* (64)	Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire	Shotgun	8
Jun 8	*Angela Richardson* (64)	Goring, Oxfordshire	Shotgun	8
Jun 8	John Richardson (74)	Goring, Oxfordshire	Shotgun	8
Jun 28	Edward Morris (70)	Thornford, Dorset	NR	6, 10
Jul 28	Unnamed (70)	Astley Bridge, G Manchester	NR	10
Aug 20	Michael Roberts (50)	North London	NR	8
Feb 5	George Pattison (39)	Epsom, Surrey	Shotgun	6, 10

POLICE (5)

Jun 21	Donald Burgess (93)	St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex	Taser	13
Sep 5	Chris Kaba (23)	Streatham, South London		14
Oct 7	Marius Ciolac (35)	Allenton, Derby		13
Nov 21	Sali Byberi (29)	Braintree, Essex	Taser	13
Dec 19	Sergii Kuzmenko (40)	Carlisle, Cumbria		13

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

13. Referred to IOPC

14. Referred to Crown Prosecution Service

[1] Shotgun recovered so presumed to be murder weapon

[2] Report doesn’t specify the weapon but mentions a cartridge

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