Derrick Bird was a British man who carried out a mass shooting in Cumbria, England, in 2010, killing multiple people before taking his own life. The attack involved a series of shootings across several locations. Bird’s actions shocked the United Kingdom and prompted discussions around gun control and public safety. The case remains one of the most significant mass shootings in modern British history.

On 2nd June 2010 52 year old taxi driver Derrick Bird went on a rampage through the County of Cumbria in the UK ending the lives of 12 people and injuring many others using a rifle and a shotgun. Evil among us is a channel which focuses on horrific serious cases from the UK and abroad with a focus on lesser known cases and serial murderers from around the world. Credit: Intro music by Eric Matyas: http://soundimage.org/dark-ominous/ Please like, share, subscribe and comment.

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