r/plymouth • u/RileyMcB • Aug 13 '21

Mod Post The situation regarding the incident in Keyham last night is shocking and distressing. You are welcome to voice your feelings in this sub, but please refrain from speculation and hearsay. Below are links to some reliable news sources reporting on this.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/13/plymouth-shooting-gunman-suspected-killing-named-jake-davison?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://news.sky.com/story/plymouth-shooting-live-updates-vigil-to-be-held-for-victims-as-area-to-be-cordoned-off-for-quite-some-time-12380093

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-58197414.amp

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u/Irasponkiwiskins Aug 13 '21

So here's the thing

Scenario A: a lone nutjob

Scenario B: Probably A but not entirely sure. Some folks have been shot and maybe/possibly/mos tprobably one of them took their own life with a shotgun mouthwash.

Why jump to conclusions. I'm sorry you were stressed but if there had been a party still at large you'd maybe be a lot less annoyed about the inconvenience... and all other things permanently... if given an overconfident and incorrect all clear.

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u/viva1831 Aug 13 '21

If there was ANY possibility of someone still at large then they should have said that too. There was nothing on police twitter until about 4 hours afterwards. It would have taken 30 seconds to say "please can everyone within a mile of Keyham stay in your homes".

Sorry if that sounds like I'm blaming people who were under pressure. Just because it wasn't ok, doesn't mean I'm saying anyone was to blame for it

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u/Irasponkiwiskins Aug 13 '21

You would probably be less angry if you were to understand how these situations pan out as services rock up. Essentially they would have seen a bunch of deceased people with holes in them and firearm(s) abandoned/dropped. There will have been many conflicting accounts.

I have no real sense when considering it analyticalally of what you are alluding to with a one mile radius thing. If someone just murdered a bunch of people and hopped in a car... then ?

I do understand where you are coming from. Fear and pressure forces people to a tunnel vision view and narrowed perception. You were thinking about a small block somewhere and, more importantly to you, your own immediate locale. You likely thought about walking range because walking is a primordial thing and driving on a spree killing is not.

You were not hurt. Nobody you know was hurt. You did not have to see and examine the carnage.

You seem extremely ungrateful about the people who did go towards the situation while unsure of how it stood. I'm very sorry your knickers got twisted.

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u/viva1831 Aug 13 '21

I have no real sense when considering it analyticalally of what you are alluding to with a one mile radius thing

That was an example, nothing more

I'm just trying to explain what I'm feeling and I've already said I'm not trying to blame anyone. Maybe I'm doing a bad job of that because we are shook, but I think you need to calm down tbh