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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris and agency

Plymouth shooting: firearms inquiry officer had no formal training, jury told

Floral tributes left near the scene of the shooting in August 2021.
Floral tributes left near the scene of the shooting in August 2021. Photograph: Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images

A police staff member who recommended the Plymouth gunman Jake Davison be granted a shotgun certificate had not received any formal training but rather had to learn “on the job”, an inquest has heard.

David Rees knew Davison had carried out violent assaults on teachers but told the inquest in Exeter this did not concern him as it had been dealt with internally and he had apologised.

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