Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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29-09-2008
Rohan Smith, Stephen Noel, Darren Welch and Lloyd Brook all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and possession of a firearm after an attempted armed robbery at a jewellery shop in Oxted, Surrey, in April 2008. They threatened workers with a handgun but were thwarted by police officers at the scene. Noel was given six years for conspiracy to rob, with three years for possession of a firearm to run concurrently, the others all received 10 year and four year sentences to run concurrently.
Kent Online
29-09-2008
Armed police went to a property in Chatham, Kent, after reports that a man at the house had been spotted with a firearm.
BBC
29-09-2008
Three people, two men and a woman, were taken to hospital following a shooting at a club in Bilston, West Midlands. One man was released from hospital after treatment, the other two victims are in a stable condition. Two men, one aged 18, are on trial charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and violent disorder (see October 2009 Incidents).
BBC
29-09-2008
A horse is believed to have been shot dead in a field in Godstone, Surrey. It appeared to have received a single shot to the neck. The incident has been descried as a "wanton act of animal cruelty".
BBC
29-09-2008
A man has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries after a shooting in Wickham Skieth, Suffolk. A man from the village has been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Firearms Act.
Lancashire Evening Post
27-09-2008
A car window was targeted in a suspected shooting incident at a builders' merchants in Leyland, Lancashire. It appears that an air rifle had been fired and caused the window to shatter.
BBC
27-09-2008
A 19-year-old was being treated in hospital for a groin wound after a shooting at a Bristol nightclub.
BBC
27-09-2008
Two security van guards were threatened by a man with a gun at a supermarket in Windsor, Berkshire. He forced them to hand over a cashbox and was driven off in a waiting car. No-one was injured.
BBC
27-09-2008
A man was shot in the leg in what police say was a "targeted" shooting in Croxteth, Liverpool. He was taken to hospital but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Press Association
26-09-2008
A man was arrested after a police car was blasted with a shotgun as officers followed a stolen vehicle in Salford, Greater Manchester. The pursuit ended with a gunman forcing his way into a house where he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A shotgun was recovered.
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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.