A woman has told of the terrifying moment she says she saw a gunman burst into a house and begin shooting.
Five people, including a child, have been killed in a shooting in Plymouth after witnesses reported hearing loud bangs and gun shots in the Keyham area at around 6pm on Thursday.
The gunman was also killed in the horrifying incident, and like the five victims he died from gunshot wounds.
Witness Sharron Turner, 57, lives nearby to the scene of the shooting in Biddick Drive said she saw the gunman kick in the front door of a semi-detached property before opening fire on a mother and her daughter, who she says looked around five-years-old.
She told the Times the man was dressed in black and grey and armed with what looked like a semi-automatic weapon.
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Ms Turner said that after he had shot the woman and the young girl, the man escaped through a park behind the house and went on to shoot two dog walkers.
She said: "We heard a number of loud bangs which I said sounded like gunshots.
"Then he ran into the park and there were further shots. I heard someone say he had shot his brother."
Robert Pinkerton, 54, said he heard a loud bang in the area before he bumped into the gunman.
He told PlymouthLive that he turned a corner, bumped into the man and "swerved" when he saw the gun.
Mr Pinkerton added that he spotted a man tending to an injured women in the doorway of a hairdressers.
Another eyewitness wrote on social media as the incident unfolded: “There’s [a man] on the rampage in my cul-de-sac with a real gun and he’s already shot two people.
“They are laying on the ground. One is dead – blood everywhere. I’m shaking like leaf.”
Three air ambulances landed in a park before heading to a nearby hospital, Plymouth Live reported.
Cordons have been put in place on roads close to the scene and members of the public who live locally are not yet being allowed into their homes.
A Victim Support helpline has been set up to help all of those affected by the shooting on Thursday evening, which was said to be a "very grim day" for the city by Labour MP Luke Pollard.
The incident is not said to be terror related.
Home Secretary Priti Patel wrote: "The incident in Plymouth is shocking and my thoughts are with those affected. I have spoken to the Chief Constable and offered my full support.
"I urge everyone to remain calm, follow police advice and allow our emergency services to get on with their jobs."
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police were called to a serious firearms incident in Biddick Drive, in the Keyham area of Plymouth at around 6.10pm today [Thursday 12 August]. Officers and ambulance staff attended the scene.
"Following attendance at the scene, two females and two males were deceased at the scene. A further male, believed to be the offender, was also deceased at the scene. All are believed to have died from gunshot wounds.
"Another female treated at the scene for gunshot wounds, died a short time later in hospital.
"All of the next of kin of the deceased have been located and informed by officers.
"Devon & Cornwall Police would stress this is not a terrorism related incident.
"The area has been cordoned off and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident."
