### [2021-08-12](/feed/2021/08/12/index.md)

##### 2021 Plymouth shooting
# Six people are killed, including the gunman, in a mass shooting in Plymouth, Devon, England. Eyewitnesses say that the shooting began at a house and then the shooter "randomly started shooting" on the street. The perpetrator died after committing suicide with his own gun. 

A local MP says the shooting is not terror-related and the suspect is not on the run.


### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-58195419) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4BA1/production/_119916391_whatsappimage2021-08-12at20.21.15-2.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Six people are killed, including the gunman, and several others are wounded in a mass shooting in Plymouth, Devon, England. Eyewitnesses say that the shooting began at a house and then the shooter "randomly started shooting" on the street.  _2021-08-13 09:07:06 (First version)_
1. Six people are killed, including the gunman, in a mass shooting in Plymouth, Devon, England. Eyewitnesses say that the shooting began at a house and then the shooter "randomly started shooting" on the street. The perpetrator died after committing suicide with his own gun.  _(Current version)_

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