Mum and son injured in Plymouth shooting expected to make full recovery

Locals are still trying to come to terms with what has happened after Thursday’s massacre (Picture: AFP/Getty Images/PA)

A mum and son who were shot during the Plymouth massacre are both expected to make a full recovery, their family has confirmed.

Jordan, who requested his last name was not used, issued a public statement via his Facebook page to give an update on the condition of his mum and brother.

He said his mum, Michelle, 53, is still in hospital and needs an arm operation but was ‘expected to make a full recovery’.

But he said his brother Ben, 33, had already been discharged from Derriford Hospital and was going to fully recover.

He added: ‘Also want to say a massive thank you to everyone who’s messaged and called about their concerns about my family. It really means a lot.’

In an additional message Jordan requested privacy for his family and urged people to avoid speculation.

He added: ‘And lastly what I don’t appreciate is the stupid and pathetic rumours that have been made up about this horrific situation!

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: Members of the public place flowers at Royal Navy Avenue on August 14, 2021 in Plymouth, England. Police were called to a serious firearms incident in the Keyham area of Plymouth on Thursday evening where lone gunman, named by police as Jake Davison, 22, shot and killed five people before turning the gun on himself. (Photo by William Dax/Getty Images)
Members of the public lay flowers out of respect for the five victims (Picture: Getty Images)
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Three-year-old Sophie Martyn, her father Lee Martyn, 43, were murdered in front of horrified onlookers (Picture: Facebook)
TOPSHOT - Candles are seen during a vigil in North Down Crescent Park in the Keyham area of Plymouth, southwest England, on August 13, 2021 in memory of the five victims of a shooting incident. - British police said August 13 they were investigating the background of a troubled loner who obtained a firearms licence and shot dead five people including a three-year-old girl in the country's first mass shooting in 11 years. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)
A candlelit vigil was held in North Down Crescent Park last night in Plymouth’s Keyham area (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

‘Other than the people who were involved only we know the truth that has happened.

‘If you could all just show your respect for the people who lost their lives and to the people who were involved and affected by this and just keep your opinions and speculations to yourself.

‘This is a very difficult situation at the moment and we need to stand together to keep the peace.’

Locals from the quiet residential neighbourhood of Keyham have been laying floral tributes and teddy bears in tribute to the five people who lost their lives.

The community is still trying to come to terms with what happened on Thursday evening, with one resident describing the incident as ‘our September 11’.

Plymouth shooter's mother Maxine
Jake Davison shot dead his own mother Maxine before going out and murdering four other people (Picture: Facebook)
Questions remain over how and why Davison was able to legally own a shotgun (Picture: AFP/Getty Images/SWNS)
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Stephen Washington, 59, was shot dead as he was out walking his dogs (Picture: Facebook)

Crane operator Jake Davison, 22, shot dead his own mum, Maxine, before walking out of the house, killing four other people.

He murdered three-year-old Sophie Martyn, her father Lee Martyn, 43 in front of horrified onlookers in the quiet residential neighbourhood of Keyham.

The self-described ‘incel’ then went on to kill Stephen Washington, 59, as and Kate Shepherd, aged 66, before turning his shotgun on himself.

Davison was a self-professed member of the incel ‘involuntary celibate’ movement – an internet subculture of people who complain of not being able to have a sex life.

Some express this through self-pity, but others express an unfulfilled entitlement to sex and advocate violence against women.

Kate Shepherd was Davison's last victim before his shot himself
Kate Shepherd, aged 66, was killed before Davison turned his gun on himself (Picture: Facebook)
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel during her visit to the floral tributes left in memory of the victims of the August 12 shootings in Plymouth, in North Down Crescent Park on August 14, 2021 in Plymouth, England. Police were called to a serious firearms incident in the Keyham area of Plymouth on Thursday evening where lone gunman, named by police as Jake Davison, 22, shot and killed five people before turning the gun on himself. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Home Secretary Priti Patel visits the site to lay floral tributes (Picture: Getty Images)
Undated screengrab of Jake Davison, taken from a video posted on Youtube, who has been named in reports as the suspect in the shooting in the Keyham area of Plymouth where five people and the suspected gunman have died. Issue date: Friday August 13, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Keysham. Photo credit should read: Jake Davison/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Davison, 22, was a self-described ‘incel’ who was subscribed to several gun-related channels on YouTube (Picture: PA)

Davison had a YouTube channel on which he ranted about being rejected by women and complained about being a ‘f***ing fat ugly virgin’.

He described feeling ‘defeated in life’ and said ‘I think I am a Terminator’ in a chilling final video blog.

Davison was subscribed to several gun-related channels on Youtube including one providing ‘training videos’ for firearms owners.

Companies including YouTube and Facebook have since deleted his accounts.

Despite his apparent interest in the ‘involuntary celibate’ cause, which has been linked to previous shootings, police are not treating the incident as a terror attack.

Questions remain over why Davison had a licence to own a shotgun right before the massacre.

His permit was temporarily scrapped in December last year after he was accused of assault three months earlier.

But it was reinstated in July after Davison attended an anger management class, according to reports.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct watchdog will now launch an investigation into Devon and Cornwall Police to find out what went wrong.

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