The Infer Trust makes every effort to record and categorise the firearms incidents reported in the UK but we recognise that it is not a complete record.
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An 18-year-old, who was shot at close range as he left a 21st birthday party at a club in Paisley, died in hospital shortly after the shooting. Another victim has been left fighting for his life. Three shots were heard and residents saw a saloon car speed away from the scene. Three men are on trial and have denied murder (BBC, 14 July 2009). One of the men has been cleared but has pleaded guilty to firearms charges. Another of the men has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder.
2007/6/11
BBC
A woman has been shot and killed by armed police in Sevenoaks, Kent. They were called after a woman with a gun was seen in the centre of the town. The woman was given first aid at the scene but pronounced dead. A firearm was recovered. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said that an investigation would be carried out. An inquest jury has ruled that Ann Sanderson, who had a GT-10 Repeater .177 airgun, was lawfully killed (BBC, 29 July 2010).
2007/5/31
BBC
A civilian police support worker has been shot during a Thames Valley Police "firearms awareness training session" at Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The man was in a serious but stable condition in hospital. The incident will be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. The IPCC will examine how a Glock 9 mm pistol came to have a live round, why the safety catch was not on, and whether the officer checked the status of the gun before the lesson (Times, 1 June 2007). The Crown Prosecution Service has said that it will not be bringing any charges, but the IPCC has written to Thames Valley Police to ask for their proposals, if any, on disciplinary action and the Health and Safety Executive is continuing a separate inquiry (BBC, 3 January 2008). A Thames Valley Police officer will face a misconduct hearing (BBC, 20 August 2008) and the victim is to sue the force over the incident (BBC, 11 December 2008). Thames Valley Police has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety rules (see July 2009 Incidents) and a police officer has pleaded guilty to offences under the 1974 Health and Safety Act (see September 2009 Incidents).
2007/5/25
BBC
A rail commuter was in a serious condition after being shot by robbers as he went to the aid of a security guard at Rayleigh station in Essex. The victim was shot in the chest with a handgun after intervening. The guard, one of two, was attacked as she loaded a cash machine. The victim has regained consciousness in hospital (BBC, 26 May 2007). A man was being questioned by police in connection with the shooting (Independent, 29 May 2007). Four other arrests have been made in a series of dawn raids (BBC, 15 May 2008). Three men, one of whom wrote a book on Armed Robbery, are alleged to have plotted this and six other robberies in Essex and are on trial charged with conspiring to rob and conspiring to possess firearms with intent to rob. One of them also denies attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to rob (Telegraph, 24 February 2009). One man has been found guilty of various charges but the two others accused face a retrial (see May 2009 Incidents).
2007/5/16
AOL News
A man has died after being shot by police in Ealing, west London. Scotland Yard said the man died in an "intelligence led" operation conducted by officers from Operation Trident. No police officers were injured in the incident which is being referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Scotland Yard has said that police were investigating alleged illegal firearm transactions and that a loaded weapon was found with the man (BBC, 16 May 2007). A inquest has heard how Terry Nicholas pulled a gun and fired at undercover police who shot him dead in the street (Ealing Gazette, 11 September 2009). The jury has decided that he was lawfully killed (BBC, 2 October 2009).
2007/3/26
Western Daily Press
A man has appeared in court and denied robbery at a post office in Liskeard, Cornwall, in August 2006 and possessing an imitation firearm. Matthew Whiles was later sentenced to 10 years in prison (see This is Cornwall, 23 July 2009).
2007/3/7
Shields Gazette
A teenage assistant manager of a store in Jarrow has told how he still suffers flashbacks after being robbed at gunpoint at the shop. The robber was brandishing what is thought to be a double-barrelled shotgun and leapt over the counter, demanding cash from the victim. Two members of the public came to his aid and the robber made his escape with less than £100. The store owners are offering a £2000 reward for any information which leads to arrest and conviction. One man has been arrested and bailed pending further inquiries. A man has been jailed for five years for this and another robbery. The weapon was an imitation firearm (see March 2010 Incidents).
2006/12/19
National Newspapers
Yusuf Jama, 20, has been found guilty of the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, who was shot dead at point blank range following a bungled armed robbery at a travel agents in Bradford in November 2005 (see Incidents). Another police officer, PC Teresa Milburn, was shot and injured. Two brothers, Faisal Razzaq and Hassan Rassaq, were found guilty of the manslaughter of PC Beshenivsky. Jama was also found guilty of possessing a Mac10 machine gun and a 9mm pistol with intent to endanger life and two counts of possessing firearms. Raza Ul-Haq Aslam was cleared of all charges except for robbery and will be retried in February. Earlier Muzzaker Shah had admitted the murder of PC Beshenivsky, but the judge had ordered the jury to clear him of the attempted murder of PC Milburn. Shah and Jama have each been sentenced to a minimum of 35 years in prison. Faisal Razzaq was given a life sentence and will serve at least 11 years before being considered for parole. Hassan Razzaq was given a twenty year sentence (see BBC, 23 May 2007). Two other men, Mustaf Jama and Piran Ditta Khan remain on the run from the police. Raza Ul-Haq Aslam has been jailed for eight years for taking part in the robbery (BBC, 23 May 2007). Mustaf Jama has since been found guilty of murder, robbery, possession of firearms with intent to endanger life and possession of a prohibited weapon and been given a life sentence (West Yorkshire Police, 22 July 2009).
2006/11/21
BBC
A man who was walking along a street in Netherley, Merseyside, was shot and later died from his injuries. Two men have been convicted of murder and given long jail sentences (see July 2009 Incidents).
2006/10/12
BBC
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the Holbrooks area of Coventry. He underwent surgery but remained critically ill two weeks later. He was hit four times outside his home when he confronted four masked men but the motive is not known (ic Coventry, 24 October 2006). A man who six weeks later murdered a man in Netherley, Merseyside, has been convicted of attempted murder (see July 2009 Incidents).
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