Police watchdog to investigate how Plymouth shooter Jake Davison was legally allowed firearm
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The police watchdog will be looking into why the gunman who shot dead five people was legally allowed to have a firearms licence.
Jake Davison, 22, shot and killed his own mother, Maxine, before shooting dead four others, including three-year-old Sophie Martyn, her father Lee, 43, Stephen Washington, 59, and Kate Shepherd, 66.
Davison was using what was described as a "pump action shotgun" to carry out the attack, PlymouthLive reports. READ MORE: Man in 20s dies in horror crash in Manchester And the Guardian has reported that Davison had his firearms licence revoked in December - but had it then reinstated by police last month.
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