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The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

Father of Plymouth shooter says he told police his son should not be allowed gun

Floral tributes
Tributes made to the victims of the shootings which took places on 16 August 2021. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

The father of a man who shot dead five people in Plymouth has said he told police he did not believe his son should have a shotgun because he was concerned about his mental health.

Mark Davison said he was ashamed of his son Jake, 22, who shot dead his mother and four other people before killing himself in August.

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