DEATHS
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Deaths
APRIL 2012
St Helens Reporter,
11
April 2012
Christopher Strettle has been convicted of murdering his best friend in
Prescot, Merseyside. Strettle shot the victim in the chest before
his wife, Lesley, disposed of the murder weapon. She pleaded guilty to
assisting an offender and possessing a banned firearm. Strettle
reportedly used a handgun in the attack (Liverpool
Echo, 30 March 2012).
BBC News, 8
April 2012
A man was
found dead after being shot in Southport, Merseyside. The
24-year-old victim was reportedly killed by a single gunshot wound to
the head. Two men were initially arrested on suspicion of their
involvement in the death.
MARCH 2012
Edinburgh Evening News,
30 March
2012
A man died
from gunshot wounds on a housing estate in Edinburgh. Police said
they believe the victim took his own life after firing multiple
gunshots.
BBC News,
26
March 2012
Edward
Heffey, Jason Gabbana and Simon Smart have been jailed for life for the
murder of a man in Liverpool. The victim was shot in the head
with a sawn-off shotgun at a pub he
had been lured to. Heffey was jailed for a minimum of 35 years after
firing the fatal shot; Gabbana was given at least 33 years after
ordering the shooting; and Smart received a minimum of 31 years after
luring the victim to the scene. A fourth conspirator, Brian Regan, was
sentenced to four years and 10 months after being convicted of
perverting the course of justice.
St. Helens Star, 23
March 2012
An inquest
determined that a police officer in St. Helens, Merseyside
committed suicide in February 2011 after assaulting another officer he
was having an affair with. He died after shooting himself in the head
with a shotgun.
BBC News,
21
March 2012
Shane
McGrath has been jailed for four years and four months after
accidentally shooting and killing a family friend in Paisley,
Scotland. McGrath pleaded guilty to culpable homicide after he fired a
shotgun at a 21-year-old victim,
fatally shooting him in the chest.
Lancashire Telegraph,
14 March 2012
An inquest
found that a man took his own life with a single gunshot wound to the
head in Burnley, Lancashire. Police noted the victim acquired two
handguns and a rifle from his father-in-law, who had been a member of a
gun club and had gun permits. However, the victim did not legally own
the firearms at the time of his death.
Yorkshire Evening Post,
10
March 2012
Afzal Arif,
23, has been found guilty of murdering a man in Chapeltown, Leeds
during the August 2011 riots. Arif shot the victim in the face and neck
with 85 shotgun pellets from a sawn-off shotgun.
Another man, Sohail Mahmood, 23, was found guilty of conspiracy to
pervert the course of justice after he reportedly helped Arif identify
the victim before the shooting.
STV,
9 March 2012
A man was
shot and killed at his home in South Lanarkshire. The victim, 45,
was pronounced dead at the scene after being gunned down on his doorstep
in what police said was a targeted attack.
BBC News,
4 March 2012
Police
shot and killed a man during a planned operation in Culcheth,
Cheshire. Armed officers reportedly stopped the vehicle he was driving.
The man died of a single gunshot wound to the chest while he was in the
driver's seat of a car that was stolen but had no weapons (BBC
News, 8 March 2012).
Staffordshire Newsletter,
3 March 2012
An inquest
determined that a man took his own life with a
shotgun in Bishops Offley, Staffordshire. Although the
victim's family suggested the death could have been an accident since
the victim regularly carried the gun without the safety, the
investigation determined the shooting was intentional.
Metro,
2
March 2012
Nathan
Hamilton has been convicted of manslaughter after killing his friend, a
17-year-old victim, in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Hamilton
accidentally shot the boy in the chest with a
shotgun, and the victim was unable to recover after being
rushed to hospital. Hamilton was jailed for 12 years (Express
and Star,
20
April 2012).
Eastbourne Herald,
1 March 2012
An inquest
heard that a depressed man killed himself with a
shotgun in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The victim
reportedly had a gun licence that was suspended in 2010 but given back
to him. He was found with fatal head injuries at his home in August
2011.
BBC News,
1
March 2012
John
Otugade, 19, Christopher N'Jie, 19, and Errol Jeffrey, 29, have been
found guilty of murder after they shot a bouncer in north London.
The victim had angered the assailants by refusing to allow a group to
enter the club where he worked; three weeks later, they shot the victim
twice in the head outside his house.
Scottish Sun,
1
March 2012
Mo
Siddique, Tencho Andonov and Deyan Nikolov were convicted of murder
after Siddique ordered the execution of his brother in Fife. He
paid the others to carry out the murder, while Andonov, who pulled the
trigger on the fatal blast that killed Siddique's brother, was also
convicted of a attempted murder of a second man also present. Mo
Siddique was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years, Andonov for at least 29
years and Nikolov for at least 18 years (Stirling
Observer, 28 March 2012).
FEBRUARY 2012
Grimsby Telegraph,
22 February 2012
An inquest
determined that a man took his own life with a
shotgun in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. The man, facing
bankruptcy at the time, reportedly died from a single gunshot injury to
his head, and a 12-bore shotgun was found next to his body.
BBC News,
17 February 2012
A man was
found dead due to gunshot wound on a farm in Norfolk. The death
was an apparent suicide and the farmer's life was taken by a
shotgun days after footage emerged of
him treating his pigs cruelly.
Times and Star,
15
February 2012
Thomas
Haigh has been jailed for life for shooting and killing two men in
Cornwall. Haigh will serve a minimum of 35 years for killing the
victims, who he owed a large amount of money for drug debts.
Express and Star,
11
February 2012
Gary
Narwain and Sarah Singh have been found guilty of the murder of a
22-year-old man in Edgbaston, West Midlands. Singh lured the
victim to the place in which he was shot, while Narwain helped plan the
murder and cover up evidence. Another man, Barrington Denny, had already
pleaded guilty to pulling the trigger on the
shotgun that killed the victim at close range.
Stamford Mercury,
7 February 2012
A
61-year-old armed man was found dead following a 12-hour siege with
police in Sutton St. James, Lincolnshire. The man reportedly shot
a police officer in the face during the ordeal but the officer sustained
only minor injuries. An inquest will be opened to determine the cause of
the gunman's death.
Bourne Local,
3 February 2012
A man was
shot and killed while he sat in a car near Turnpike Lane, north
London. Police said they believe two men approached the car and fired
six to eight shots from a handgun, before escaping on foot.
JANUARY 2012
Mirror, 31
January 2012
A
13-year-old boy was shot and killed in an apparent
airgun incident in Souldern, Oxfordshire. After a
row, the teenage boy reportedly shot himself in the head with the airgun
and died in hospital.
Mirror, 27
January 2012
A man was
shot and killed in Stockport, Manchester. The victim was
reportedly blasted in the head with a shotgun,
then decapitated and set on fire. His body was found by firefighters,
and upon investigation police said the victim died from a blunt force
head injury and shotgun wound. Two men have been arrested on suspicion
of possessing shotgun cartridges and murder.
BBC News,
13
January 2012
Darren
Jewell has been jailed for life after murdering a man in St. Osyth,
Essex. Jewell shot the victim with a shotgun
twice in May 2011, causing fatal wounds to the man's abdomen. Jewell
must serve a minimum of 30 years for the murder.
BBC News,
12
January 2012
News
surfaced this month of a double murder that took place in Cornwall
in June 2011. Two drug dealers were shot dead with a
shotgun and their bodies were burned
on a remote farm. The farm's owner, who allegedly owed the victims a
large sum of money, is on trial along with one other man for two counts
of murder.
BBC News,
7
January 2012
A
22-year-old man was shot and killed on New Year's Day in Clerkenwell,
central London. A 25-year-old man was charged with murder and possession
of a firearm with intent to endanger life, while two other men were also
arrested in connection with the incident. Police said the shooting
followed an altercation outside a bar during which a 24-year-old man was
stabbed. The stabbing victim recovered after being treated in hospital.
BBC News,
5
January 2012
Scott
Davidson, 22, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a
man in Chester in March 2011. Davidson, who owed the victim a
large amount of money, shot him in the chest and stabbed him eight times
in the neck. The killer's girlfriend, 20-year-old Rachel Horton, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years at a young
offenders' institution. Davidson, who had claimed self-defence but was
convicted by a majority verdict, must serve a minimum of 30 years in
prison.
BBC News,
3
January 2012
A man shot
and killed three women in Horden, County Durham before turning
the gun on himself. The killer used a legally owned
shotgun to murder his partner, her
sister and his partner's niece. The BBC reports that the killer, who was
licensed to own six firearms, had previously had his guns taken away by
police in 2008, but his licenses were later restored.
DECEMBER 2011
East London and West Essex Guardian, 28 December 2011
Mohammed
Ayub Khan has been jailed for at least 26 years after he murdered two
men in Chigwell, Essex in 2003. Khan escaped to Pakistan and was
extradited in 2010 after being found in Bangladesh. Khan and two other
men apparently killed the victims in a row over parking, pulling out a
machine gun and firing 10 rounds. Police have not located the other men
nor have they recovered the murder weapon.
BBC News, 26 December 2011
A
23-year-old student from India was shot and killed in Salford,
Manchester. The victim was reportedly approached by two men before being
shot in the head at close range. Police said the attack appeared
unprovoked and that they were treating it as a hate crime. The
perpetrator allegedly used a handgun which has not been recovered.
Officers arrested five young men aged 16 to 20 on suspicion of murder (BBC
News, 29 December 2011).
BBC News, 22 December 2011
A
21-year-old man in Paisley, Scotland was shot and killed. The
victim's body was found in a quiet neighbourhood. Police recovered a
firearm near the incident and have arrested one man in connection with
the murder (BBC
News, 30 December 2011).
Bury Focus, 22 December 2011
Moses
Mathias has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years for the murder of a
16-year-old in Manchester in 2009. Mathias had fled the country
but was arrested in Amsterdam in June 2011. He admitted being one of the
shooters that shot the teen in a gang-related killing. At least two
handguns were used as the victim was shot in the head. Two 19-year-old
men were already convicted of the murder, as Hiruy Zerihun and Njabulo
Ndlovu were jailed at least 23 and 21 years, respectively. Shadrach
Phipps and Michael Egerton, both 21, were jailed for 10 years and five
years and four months, respectively, for their part in the attack.
BBC News, 21 December 2011
Jordan
Burree, 24, has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years after being
convicted of murder. Adebiyi shot a 25-year-old man from a motor bike in
Stockwell, south London in May 2011. Burree used a Mac-10 machine
pistol to shoot the victim four times (Evening
Standard, 21 December 2011).
Get Reading, 19 December 2011
An inquest
reported that a man shot and killed himself in Mortimer, West
Berkshire in July. The depressed man used a
shotgun to carry out the suicide and was found dead at his
home by his sister.
Daily Gazette, 14 December 2011
Andrew
Cross has been jailed for 11 and a half years after being convicted of
possessing a murder weapon. Following the fatal shooting of a man in
south London in 2009, Cross was cleared of murder. But he and four
others were jailed after failed attempts to dispose of the Mac-10
machine pistol used in the killing, which was still loaded when
recovered by police. Lemuel Robinson, Shubiah Linton, Dino Rouillon, and
Shevonne Legister were jailed for ten years, nine years, five years and
nine months, and five years, respectively.
Grantham Journal, 13 December 2011
Daniel
Wilson and his uncle Wayne Wilson have each been jailed a minimum of 35
years after murdering two men in Islington, north London in
November 2010. The pair used handguns to shoot one victim in the back
and the other in the arm, back and twice in the head. Daniel Wilson had
sold drugs for one of the victims and apparently received death threats
after owing him money.
Mirror, 12 December 2011
Sodiq
Adeojo, 19, has been convicted of murder and faces a life sentence in
prison. Adeojo shot and killed a 17-year-old victim in Peckham,
south London in 2010 with a handgun. The victim's friends were also
stabbed in the altercation. Adeojo was also convicted of two counts of
attempted murder, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and
having an offensive weapon. Adeojo was later sentenced to a minimum of
30 years (Metro,
16 February 2012).
NOVEMBER 2011
Daily Mail, 18 November 2011
A woman in
Somerset killed herself after she wrongly thought she had HIV. A
hypochondriac, the woman apparently shot herself with a
shotgun after believing she had
inflicted her husband with the virus and that they both were on track to
get AIDS.
STV,
18 November 2011
John
Tomney has been found guilty of murder after killing his best friend
with an illegal pistol in a drunken accident. Tomney acted recklessly, a
jury decided, when he shot the victim in the chest at his home in
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. Tomney initially dumped the gun and lied
to officers about the incident, saying his friend had been stabbed. The
weapon used was apparently an illegally owned service pistol, and was
one of two illegal guns in the house that night, along with 100 bullets.
Chester Chronicle,
17 November 2011
Scott
Davidson, 23, has been found guilty of murder. Davidson shot and killed
a man in Chester with his father's
shotgun in March. The victim was apparently a debt collector
that Davidson couldn't pay back. His 19-year-old girlfriend was also
involved in the incident but a verdict was not reached regarding her
role. She is accused of assisting in planning the murder and of stabbing
the victim, who died from gunshot and stab wounds.
This is Lancashire,
12 November 2011
Michael
Dunphy and Daniel Jones have been jailed for 11 years and 10 years,
respectively, after helping a drugs kingpin arrange for a man to be
killed. The victim, who was murdered in East Lancashire,
reportedly had a large amount of cocaine that drug lord Paul Devalda
wanted to steal. Devalda was jailed for life earlier this year after
being convicted of kidnap and murder. Dunphy and Jones were jailed after
admitting manslaughter and conspiracy to kidnap.
This is Lincolnshire, 10 November 2011
A man was
shot and killed in Nottinghamshire. He had gone missing on
October 12 and his body was found in the river three days later. An
examination confirmed that he died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Police noted that a search around the river did not yield a gun.
Guardian,
10 November 2011
Rupert
Ross and Leon De St Aubin have each been jailed for 30 years for murder.
Ross shot a man in Wandsworth, south London five times over a
drug feud in 2009, and De St Aubin drove them away from the scene.
Guardian, 4 November 2011
A
21-year-old man was killed in a shooting that took place at a funeral in
Camberwell, south London. A 17-year-old was also shot in
the ankle as gunfire disrupted the funeral of another 17-year-old who
had died in a car crash. Police initially arrested two 20-year-old men
and two 17-year-old girls. After the funeral shooting, two men were shot
in Wandsworth, south London and a fifth man was shot an hour
later. Police are investigating whether these incidents are related (LBC,
4 November 2011).
BBC News, 4 November 2011
Raymond
Andes has been jailed for 10 years for manslaughter. Andes shot and
killed a 21-year-old who had tried to break into his flat in Clapham,
south London. Andes had been protecting cannabis that he was growing,
but the shot he claimed to have fired in warning struck the victim in
the head. Andes was also convicted of possession of a firearm and
cultivating cannabis.
OCTOBER
2011
The Sentinel,
29 October 2011
A woman
was shot dead in Stafford. Police said the 49-year-old was found
dead at her home, and a 22-year-old man was taken into custody.
Bucks Herald, 29 October 2011
Mohammed
and Amanullah Azram, two brothers living in Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, have been jailed for ten years each. The pair sold a
gun to a gang that led to the assassination of a teenager. They were
convicted of conspiracy to transfer a prohibited weapon, possession of a
firearm with intent for others to endanger life and possession of
ammunition without a certificate.
Scotsman, 28 October 2011
A man was
shot and killed in East Renfrewshire. Police said the victim had
been 'involved in crime in the past', and was murdered near his home.
The killer shot him with a handgun and fled the scene.
The Star, 17 October 2011
Details
have emerged about a man who killed himself in Chesterfield last
March. He reportedly took a shotgun
from his father's home and shot himself in the wake of a failed
relationship. He apparently sent his ex-partner an abusive text message
before taking his own life with the shotgun.
Lynn News, 14 October 2011
A man
killed himself in South Wootton, Norfolk. He reportedly shot
himself in the chest with a shotgun
he legally owned, having held a shotgun license since 2006.
Click Liverpool, 14 October 2011
A man was
shot and killed in Prescot, Merseyside. He was gunned down in his
home and then staggered outside, where paramedics attended to him. They
were unable to help him, however, as he died from a single gun shot
wound to the chest. A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of
murder and possession of a firearm. Another woman has also been arrested
on possession of a firearm.
BBC News, 7 October 2011
Mohammed
Rafiq has been jailed at least 22 years after murdering a man in
Birmingham in 2003. Rafiq used an Uzi sub-machine gun to shoot a
young man 16 times at close range. He was arrested in 2007 and convicted
of murder in 2008 but was initially granted a retrial.
SEPTEMBER 2011
BBC News, 30 September 2011
A man died
of gunshot wounds in Littlehampton, West Sussex. Three shots were
reported heard at the home of the man, a licensed firearms officer, and
he died after being taken to hospital. After the initial gunshots, the
victim's wife alleged that she had been attacked. She fled to a
neighbour's house and contacted police, but was apparently not
physically injured. Officers said they are not seeking anybody else in
connection with the shooting.
Daily Mail, 21 September 2011
A
Norfolk inquest heard that a police officer took his own life with a
licensed shotgun he used to shoot
pheasants. His partner, the mother of his two children, confronted him
after she discovered a text message on his phone which led her to
believe he had formed a friendship with another person. His body was
discovered on Blofield Heath on 19 April 2011.
Guardian, 20 September 2011
A woman
was shot and killed on a farm in Devon. Police arrested her
husband and charged him with murder after finding the victim dead from
gunshot wounds.
BBC
News, 20 September 2011
Hajdar
Kasumaj has been jailed for 20 years after being convicted of
manslaughter and attempted murder in east London. Two men were
shot and killed in July, and Kasumaj was found guilty after reportedly
carrying out the shootings with a handgun. He was originally charged
with murder, apparently shooting both victims at close range. He was
also found guilty of possession of a short prohibited weapon.
Portsmouth News, 20 September 2011
Ryan
Donovan, 23, has been jailed at least 25 years after going on a
'murderous rampage' with a semi-automatic rifle while onboard a
nuclear-powered submarine. Donovan killed a Lieutenant Commander with a
shot to the head in Southampton. The victim had tried to tackle
the gunman after hearing the shots but was killed in the struggle.
Eventually, two other people wrestled the weapon from Donovan, who also
pled guilty to attempting to murder another Lieutenant Commander who he
shot in the stomach. He also shot at two more officers - apparently his
intended targets - four times but missed.
Liverpool Echo, 17 September 2011
A man was
shot and killed in the street in Norris Green, Liverpool on 30
August. The 24-year-old victim was shot once in the head and pronounced
dead after arriving at hospital. One man has been arrested and charged
with the murder, and he has now made an initial court appearance.
Barnet and Whetstone Press, 16 September 2011
Hajdar
Kasumaj has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for double
manslaughter and attempted murder. Kasumaj was handed the manslaughter
sentence 'on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to mental
health problems'. He shot two men dead and attempted to kill a third in
East Ham, east London in July 2010. Police said he used a handgun
to shoot at all three victims from close range.
Sky News, 15 September 2011
A
21-year-old soldier was shot and killed in an incident at a military
training ground in Kent. Police are investigating, along with the
Army and Health & Safety Executive. The young man was killed by a single
gunshot wound to the head.
BBC News, 10 September 2011
A man was
fatally shot at a pub in Manchester. The victim was taken to a
nearby hospital but pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Police said they
believed the victim was shot during an altercation in the pub just
before 3 a.m.
(BBC
News, 11 September 2011)
Daily Record, 9 September 2011
Frank
Moore has been found guilty for murder and attempted murder in
Edinburgh, as well as
threatening his ex-girlfriend, theft, trying to destroy evidence and
possessing a stun gun. Moore, who
will be sentenced next month, beat his ex-girlfriend's new lover to
death and also severely beat her, leaving her with a fractured skull,
blind in one eye, deaf in one ear and unable to walk. A fire started
after he left and firefighters were able to save the female victim.
Gazette Herald, 8 September 2011
A
92-year-old man in Easingwold, north Yorkshire shot and killed himself in June.
Reports indicate that the man, who was suffering from leukaemia, shot
himself with a shotgun in poor but
working condition.
Express and Star, 2 September 2011
Jahmayne
Meade has been jailed for at least 26 years for the murder of Lee
Douglas. Meade shot Douglas in the neck and back with a pistol after
finding him with Meade's ex-girlfriend in Wolverhampton in
November 2010.
AUGUST
2011
BBC
News,
26 August 2011
Catherine
Hodges has been jailed for at least 24 years after murdering her partner
in Stratton Strawless, near Norfolk. She drove five miles from
her home and shot him several times with a rifle in June (See
June Incidents: BBC News, 13 June
2011).
BBC
News,
25 August 2011
A
20-year-old man was shot and killed in Croydon, south London. The
victim was found with a bullet wound to his head, and he died after
being taken to hospital. Police immediately identified a suspect and
made an arrest soon after (BBC
News, 2 September 2011.
Lynn News,
23 August 2011
A coroner
has called for a review of the firearm license application process in
the wake of the suicide of a man in Dersingham, Norfolk. The man,
who held a shotgun license despite
being diagnosed with anxiety and depression. He was found dead at his
home on April 29, the day of the Royal Wedding.
Northampton Chronicle,
19 August 2011
A man shot
and killed himself in Pattishall, Northamptonshire. He had been
undergoing treatment for a terminal brain tumour. He reportedly shot
himself with a shotgun he owned for
the purpose of keeping rabbits away from his garden.
Voice Online,
18 August 2011
Ithai
McPhee, 21, and Shervin Irvani, 20, of Hertfordshire were jailed
for life after being found guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Marvin
Henry in Mill Hill, north London in October 2010. Another four young men
aged 19 to 21 were also jailed for a dozen years after being convicted
of false imprisonment and grievous bodily harm. Henry was shot in the
chest and pronounced dead upon his arrival at Barnet General Hospital
last year.
BBC
News,
9 August 2011
In an
incident that apparently sparked much of the mayhem that took place
throughout London in early August, police shot and killed suspected drug
dealer Mark Duggan in Tottenham, north London. Duggan died from a
single bullet and reportedly did not fire at police first from the
handgun he was in possession of.
Virgin Media,
9 August 2011
Amidst the
rioting in London, a man was shot and killed in Croydon, south
London. He was reportedly discovered in his car with gunshot wounds and
died in hospital.
BBC
News,
9 August 2011
A
20-year-old man was shot and killed in West Norwood, south
London. The victim was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds but died
within an hour. Police initially arrested three people on suspicion of
their involvement.
JULY 2011
Braintree Chronicle,
15 July 2011
A
21-year-old in Braintree, Essex has shot and killed himself. The
young man had reportedly been recently accepted into the Essex Police
force but a coroner determined that he died from a self-inflicted
shotgun wound to the head.
Lynn News,
14 July 2011
A woman in
Norfolk has shot and killed herself. She was found by her
husband, who said he owns seven guns, including apparently the
shotgun that the depressed woman
used to commit suicide.
This is Devon,
13 July 2011
A man in
South Zeal, Devon has shot and killed himself. He was
found beside a
shotgun and pronounced dead at the
scene.
Telegraph,
7 July 2011
A man in
Bristol has shot and killed himself. The victim, who had been out
of work for two years, used a homemade shotgun
to commit suicide, police said.
BBC
News,
4 July 2011
A
23-year-old man was shot and killed in Greenwich, south London.
He was found in a car with gun shot wounds to his head and shoulder.
BBC
News, 3 July 2011
A
21-year-old man was shot and killed in Bristol. The incident took
place near a pub around 4 a.m., and a man and a woman are also in
hospital being treated for injuries not thought to be life-threatening.
Five people have been arrested on suspicion of their involvement
(Bearsden Herald, 8 July 2011).
BBC
News,
1 July 2011
A man was
shot and killed in a house in Thornton Heath, south London.
Police said paramedics arrived and attempted to aid the victim but he
died at the scene. There were three people in the house at the time of
the attack, and a woman suffered minor injuries.
JUNE 2011
BBC
News, 27 June 2011
A man was
found murdered in Coventry having been shot in the chest. Police
have arrested two men and two women on suspicion of their involvement,
while a reward has been offered for further information from the public.
BBC News,
24 June 2011
A man has
been arrested and charged with the murder of his ex-partner and daughter
in Essex. He is alleged to have killed both in early June before
turning the gun on himself. He was held under police guard in hospital
since the incident and was arrested upon regaining consciousness.
BBC
News, 23 June 2011
A man has
been shot and killed in West Dulwich, south London. Police
responded to reports of shots fired but found the body of the victim and
pronounced him dead at the scene.
Eastern Daily Press,
19 June 2011
A man died
from shotgun wounds in Melton
Constable, Norfolk. Police said they do not believe his death was
suspicious.
Cambridge News, 17 June 2011
A man was
found dead in Cambridge after apparently being shot in the head.
A gun was found nearby but police said there were no suspicious
circumstances to the death. Further investigations are being carried
out.
BBC
News, 16 June 2011
A man was
shot and killed in Manchester. Police said he was murdered while
in his car and an unidentified gunman was seen. Police have arrested one
person in connection with the case so far.
BBC
News, 13 June 2011
A man was
shot and killed in Stratton Strawless, Norfolk. His body was found at an animal
shelter with bullet wounds, and a woman who was previously in a
relationship with the victim was arrested.
This
is The West Country, 10 June 2011
A man was
shot and killed in Taunton, Somerset. Police said they responded
to calls early morning on 8 June after the victim was found outside a
property, and an inquest concluded he died from
shotgun wounds to the head. Police do not think the
incident was a homicide (This is The West Country, 15 June 2011).
BBC
News, 7 June 2011
A teenager
was shot and killed in Tulse Hill, south London. The 18-year-old
was apparently the victim of a drive-by shooting. Witnesses alerted
police that they heard several shots and a speeding car, but the young
man died shortly after police arrived.
Guardian, 3 June 2011
Two
teenage boys were shot and killed in Milton Keynes,
Buckinghamshire. The pair were reportedly shot in the head at close
range by handguns. The victims were 18 and 19 years old.
Bearsden Herald, 2 June 2011
A man was
shot and killed in Stockwell, south London. The victim was gunned
down as a motorcycle carrying two men approached him. A teenage boy has
been charged with murder and police also arrested another male they believe to
be his accomplice. On 7 June, the Bearsden Herald reported the teenager
had appeared in court, with a full hearing pending on charges of murder
and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
