What we know so far about the Plymouth mass shooting

Gunman who killed five - including young girl - named as Jake Davison

Police at the the scene on Biddick Drive
Police at the the scene on Biddick Drive
(Image credit: William Dax/Getty Images)

The Plymouth gunman alleged to have shot dead five people last night before turning the gun on himself has been named locally as 23-year-old Jake Davison.​​

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