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canetoad

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Fri Aug 13, 2021, 08:34 PM Aug 2021

UK - Plymouth shooting. Incel

Police name five people killed in Plymouth shooting, including gunman’s mother

London: A young man who killed five people, including his mother, and then took his own life in Britain’s first mass shooting in over a decade had complained online about difficulties meeting women and being “beaten down” by life.

Police said on Friday that the motive for the shootings was unclear but there were no immediate signs that the crime was an act of terrorism or the 22-year-old gunman had connections to extremist groups.

They identified the shooter as Jake Davison, 22, and said he had a gun licence, but revealed few other details. Witnesses reported that he used a pump-action shotgun, police said, though they wouldn’t confirm what type of weapon it was and whether it was the one Davison was licensed to use.

Gun crimes are rare in Britain, which has strict firearm control rules.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/police-name-five-people-killed-in-plymouth-shooting-including-gunman-s-mother-20210814-p58ip4.html
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UK - Plymouth shooting. Incel (Original Post) canetoad Aug 2021 OP
I guess that misogyny, woman-hatred, does not count. niyad Aug 2021 #1
This is the line that stood out for me dflprincess Aug 2021 #2
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