Who is Jake Davison? Plymouth shooter revealed

The gunman behind the deadly Plymouth mass shooting, Britain’s worst in 11 years has been identified as Jake Davison, the Mirror has reported, quoting locals.

The 23-year-old is said to have shot members of his own family on Thursday evening before heading to a park and opening fire on strangers in a spree that left six dead.

Who is Jake Davison?

Jake Davison, an apprentice crane operator shot himself and was found dead at the scene on Thursday evening.

Police believe that the gunman was known to some of his victims, and a young girl and a child under 10 years old are amongst those killed.

Two females and two males were dead at the scene and another woman died a short time later in hospital after being treated for gunshot wounds.

A Facebook page for Davison said while he lived in Plymouth he was originally from Phoenix in the US.

He had previously shared a pro-Donald Trump post as well as a number of space exploration images and another of a statue holding a rifle.

It also states that he began work at defense and engineering giant Babcock International in April this year, a firm that runs the dockyards at Devonport.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked the emergency services for their response to the incident.

He tweeted: “My thoughts are with the friends and family of those who lost their lives and with all those affected by the tragic incident in Plymouth last night. I thank the emergency services for their response.”