this morning devon and cornwall police chief constable shaun sawyer gave this briefing. an address in biddick drive. the number of calls were considerable and were assessed and it was later revealed shots were being fired. that is, as i say, came in from multiple calls from the public. officers arrived at the scene within six minutes, including both unarmed and armed officers. it is our understanding and i confirm a man known as jake davison aged 22 had murdered a woman at an address in biddick drive, using a firearm. i will not reveal that address as we are still contacting the members of the family of the lady who has died. we will reveal that address later in more detailfor you. mr davison then left that address, entered biddick drive where he immediately shot and killed a very young girl. he also shot and killed the male relative of that girl. this was a truly shocking event, and was witnessed by members of the public. further along biddick drive, he aimed and shot at two local residents, a man and a woman, who have received significant but we understand at present n

she was accompanied by the chief constable of devon and cornwall police, shaun sawyer, and the labourplymouth sutton and devonport, luke pollard. luke pollard told us that local people are very concerned about why the perpetrator had been gven back his firearm license. i want to see a proper and thorough investigation into how the shooter got a firearms licence, why he was given back that gun. that is the question that people in this community have. we all understand that will take time and we understand it will be difficult potentially, but we need to have proper answers here. we have been through enormously difficult few days and those difficult days will continue well into the future. that is why we need to make sure we are getting clear answers to those questions, because this community deserves those clear answers and thatis deserves those clear answers and that is what i want to see from the police and this investigation. laura mervyn is a mental health counsellor in keyham, and she said she spoke to the home secretary during her visit and appealed for help in the long term for

labour mp for plymouth sutton and devonport, and the chief constable of devon and cornwall police, shaun sawyerel said the incident in keyham was �*beyond words'. laura mervyn is a mental health counsellor in keyham, she said she spoke to the home secretary during her visit and appealed for help in the long term for local people. from the community, itjust needs the support in the long run. when the kids go back to school, after christmas, it is about what will happen in the future, and how children can be supported, really. we are numb, we're heartbroken, we love our community and they are going to be very missed. well, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has said it's important to urgently find out how the plymouth gunman was allowed a firearms licence in the first place. it isa it is a very good thing that there is already an investigation into how the perpetrator got a gun licence given back to him very recently. i think there are wider questions, how are nerve did he get a gun licence in the third—place? what background checks were done? i am glad there is the investigation going on but t

she was accompanied by the chief constable of devon and cornwall police, shaun sawyer.m to jake davison. this is an absolutely devastating and horrendous incident. my heart goes out to the families of all those people who have been massively affected. i think it is very difficult at this stage, until we know the details, to understand exactly what has happened. we do not even know if the firearm which was used on thursday night is the same one that the certification is all about, at this stage, what type of weapon it was, but we have a lot of information to gain before we can really talk about that. the processes around the certification of firearms licences, it's an unusual one because it's a... you apply for a certificate, but it's really more like a license. the expectation is that it is a relationship between the referees who put their names forward for the person who is applying, the gp who's the person who would give medical information about the person applying, and the person applying, to show they are fit and capable of holding it. the police have got to make a

earlier, devon and cornwall police chief constable shaun sawyer gave more information about the shootingent at the scene sian lloyd. the police spokesman not wanting to give identities of the victims but thatis give identities of the victims but that is more information about who they were that you have. yes. that is more information about who they were that you have. yes, since that ress they were that you have. yes, since that press conference _ they were that you have. yes, since that press conference early - they were that you have. yes, since that press conference early on - they were that you have. yes, since that press conference early on we i that press conference early on we have been given the ages of the victims and we were told that a 51—year—old woman was the first person to be shot at an address, after that the three—year—old girl along with a 43—year—old man who was with her where also targeted. they are said to have been related, however it is not known whether they were actually known to the gunman. after that he targeted a 33—year—old man and a 53—year—old woman who loc

in the last hour, devon and cornwall police chief constable shaun sawyer gave this briefing. will reveal that address later in more detailfor you. mr davison then left that address, entered biddick drive where he immediately shot and killed a very young girl. he also shot and killed the male relative of that girl. this was a truly shocking event, and was witnessed by members of the public. further along biddick drive, he aimed and shot at two local residents, a man and a woman, who have received significant but we understand at present not life—threatening injuries. they are currently being treated at a local hospital, and supported by specialist officers. again there are witnesses to this. from there, mr davison entered adjacent parkland where he immediately shot a man who died at the scene. and thereafter he moved to henderson place where he shot a woman who, despite the best endeavours of first aiders at the scene, later died at derriford hospital. eye witnesses have told us that then mr davison turned the gun upon himself taking his own life. they have described that fire