Gun Incidents in Great Britain
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Lancashire Telegraph
06-04-2021
Police officers responded following reports that a man had been injured with a firearm at an address in Clitheroe, Lancashire. The casualty was treated in hospital for serious head injuries. A police spokesperson said that there was “not thought to have been any third-party involvement”.
BirminghamLive
05-04-2021
Two men are being treated in hospital for serious injuries after being shot on a street in Smethwick, West Midlands. Witnesses described hearing shouting before a “volley of gunshots” were fired. Two men have since been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
TeessideLive
05-04-2021
Teenager, Jordan Riding, sentenced to eighteen months’ detention for arson, firearms offences and assaulting a police officer after he fired an airgun at a nature reserve in Darlington, Co.Durham, set fire to his accommodation and punched a police officer. Click on media link to read full report.
Greatest Hits Radio
05-04-2021
A man allegedly threatened a member of staff with what was believed to be an air-pistol at a petrol station in Swindon, Wiltshire before fleeing on foot with stolen cash and cigarettes. Police have issued a description of the suspect and appealed for information.
PlymouthLive
05-04-2021
A member of the public posted a photo of a dead seagull on a social media site after witnessing it being shot “out of the sky” in Salcombe, Devon. Police have been informed. All species of gull are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and anyone convicted of cruelty against a seagull can be fined up to £5,000 and potentially jailed for up to six months.
Mail Online
05-04-2021
Two teenage boys and a woman suffered minor injuries after being hit by shotgun pellets during a suspected targeted attack at a travellers’ site in Red Lodge, Suffolk. Four men have since been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Blog Preston
04-04-2021
A gun was fired at a car near Fulwood, Lancashire in what police are treating as a targeted attack. Click on media link to read full report.
Pirate FM
04-04-2021
Armed police officers responded following a report that a man had brandished a firearm at a house in Bodmin, Cornwall. Click on media link to read full report.
StokeonTrentLive
04-04-2021
Christopher Cooper, aged 31, has been ordered to pay £259 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to possessing an air weapon while prohibited, and the possession of a Class B drug. After a prison sentence for arson, Cooper was prohibited from possessing any firearm for life; however, following his release, he used air weapons for shooting in the garden of his home in Stoke, Staffordshire. Following an argument between Cooper and a neighbour, police officers recovered two air weapons, pellets and cannabis from his home. The court heard that Cooper had been told of the weapon ban on release from prison but had been unable to “process the large amount of information given to him at that time”.
Manchester Evening News
04-04-2021
Following reports of a shooting on a street in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, armed police officers and paramedics found a teenage girl with chest injuries. The victim was rushed to hospital, where her condition was described as critical. Officers recovered what is believed to be a double-barrelled shotgun nearby; the weapon is being examined to determine if it was used in the attack.
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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.