LONDON – Police in southwest England said six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth on Thursday in a “serious firearms incident” that wasn’t terror-related.
On Twitter, Devon and Cornwall Police stated that several other casualties were receiving treatment following the shooting. They declared a “critical incident” but did not provide details of what occurred in the Keyham district of the city.
Emergency services, including air ambulance and senior paramedics, responded to the incident at around 6:10 p.m. local time.
Officers found two women and two men dead, police said. Another man, believed to be the offender, was also dead at the scene. All are believed to have died from gunshot wounds. Another woman was treated at the scene for gunshot wounds but died later in a hospital.(AP)
