The Plymouth gunman has been confirmed as Jake Davison, with police saying he killed a "very young" girl and four others.
Gunman Davison, 22, shot and killed a woman in a house before shooting dead a "very young" girl, her male relative and two others in Plymouth on Thursday evening, Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer has said.
Speaking at a press conference outside Crownhill police station in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said: "An event like this touches all communities, all people, no matter where you are in the world.
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"And the events I will tell you about are particularly traumatic."
Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said the weapon used in the Plymouth shooting was described as a "pump action shotgun" and confirmed a firearm had been recovered from the scene.
He said there were a "considerable" number of phone calls to emergency services and that police arrived at the scene within six minutes.
Mr Sawyer said: "Mr Davison then left that address, entered Biddick Drive where he immediately shot then killed a very young girl, he also shot and killed the male relative of that girl.
"This was a truly shocking event and was witnessed by members of the public.
"Further along Biddick Drive he aimed and shot at two local residents - a man and a woman - who received significant but we understand, at present, not life-threatening injuries."
He said they were being treated in hospital.
Mr Sawyer said: "From there, Mr Davison entered adjacent parkland where he immediately shot a man who died at the scene.
"Thereafter he moved to Henderson Place where he shot a woman."
The woman died in hospital later.
He added: "Eye witnesses told us Mr Davison then turned the gun upon himself, taking his own life."
Mr Sawyer said a firearm - described by witnesses as a pump action shotgun - was recovered from the scene.
He added: "Multiple shots have been fired from a firearm during that six-minute-or-so period.
"There are some 13 scenes and potentially more scenes.
"There are therefore five people of Plymouth who have lost their lives overnight - and Mr Davison himself - including a particularly young child."
Mr Sawyer said the victims' identities would be made public at a later time.
Davison's Facebook profile suggests he started working at defence and engineering company Babcock International earlier this year.
The company declined to comment.
