Cumbria shootings

Cumbria shootings
Cumbria shootings
	Western Cumbria
Location	Copeland, Cumbria, England
Date	2 June 2010 ; 10:13 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Attack type	Spree shooting, murder-suicide
Weapons	Sawn-off George Fisher 12 gauge double-barreled shotgun; CZ 452-2E ZKM .22-calibre bolt-action rifle;
Deaths	13 (including the perpetrator and his brother)
Injured	11
Perpetrator	Derrick Bird

The Cumbria shootings were a shooting spree that occurred on 2 June 2010 when a lone gunman, taxi driver Derrick Bird, killed twelve people (including his twin brother) and injured eleven others in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. Along with the 1987 Hungerford massacre and the 1996 Dunblane school massacre, it is one of the worst criminal acts involving firearms in British history. The shootings ended when Bird killed himself in a wooded area after abandoning his car in the village of Boot.

The shootings began in mid-morning in Lamplugh and moved to Frizington, Whitehaven, Egremont, Gosforth, and Seascale, sparking a major manhunt by the Cumbria Constabulary, with assistance from Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers. Thirty crime scenes across Copeland were investigated.

Queen Elizabeth II paid tribute to the victims, and the Prince of Wales later visited Whitehaven in the wake of the tragedy. Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May also visited West Cumbria. A memorial fund was set up to aid victims and affected communities.

^ "Operation Bridge: Cumbria Shootings Report" (PDF). Cumbria Constabulary. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ "Cumbria gunman Derrick Bird 'shot brother 11 times'". BBC News. March 2011.
^ "Gunman Derrick Bird 'suffered flashbacks'". BBC News. 21 March 2011.
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[Operation_Bridge:_Cumbria_Shootings_Report-1] "Operation Bridge: Cumbria Shootings Report" (PDF). Cumbria Constabulary. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[bbc.co.uk-2] "Cumbria gunman Derrick Bird 'shot brother 11 times'". BBC News. March 2011.

[ReferenceA-3] "Gunman Derrick Bird 'suffered flashbacks'". BBC News. 21 March 2011.

[telegraph-4] Cite error: The named reference telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[skynews-5] Arnold, Adam (2 June 2010). "Cumbria Killing Spree: Probe Into Family Feud". Sky News. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

[bbc10214661-6] Cite error: The named reference bbc10214661 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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