people After the fatal shooting, they gathered in the night watch and burst into tears Plymouth
On Friday night, hundreds of people placed flowers and candles at North Down Crescent Park in Keyham to commemorate those killed by gunman Jake Davison.
Many people began to gather, and it was still light on the ground near where the incident started on Thursday.
As the sky got darker, mourners stood with candles in their hands. Many candles were given to them on a table by a group of people, while others used their mobile phones to illuminate their flashlights.
They stopped briefly, stood in silence, and united in the moment after the brutality, raising their lights aloft.
A voice can be heard saying to the crowd: “We can’t do anything about what happened.”
As the night progressed, there was a sea of mourning left on the grass-including a note of salute to the victims.
People can see their eyes with tears and hands clasped together, while others comfort each other.
On Thursday night, 22-year-old Davidson shot and killed his 51-year-old mother Maxine Davison, also known as Maxine Chapman, in a house on Biddick Drive in the Keyham area of the city.
Then he walked outside on the street and shot and killed three-year-old Sophie Martin and her 43-year-old father Lee Martin in an attack witnessed by frightened bystanders.
He killed 59-year-old Stephen Washington in a nearby park and then shot 66-year-old Kate Shepard in Henderson Square. She later died at Drifford Hospital.
Davidson also aimed and shot two local residents on Biddick Drive-a 33-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, who knew each other.
They were seriously injured, but it is believed that they are not life-threatening.
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard tweeted pictures of the vigil and the names of the victims, and wrote: “Tonight, our community gathered to commemorate the victims of the #keyham shooting.
“The past day was the hardest day for me personally, and the hardest day for our city in my memory.
“We will get through it, and we will #plymouth together.”



