Their brave and selfless actions were hailed today following a minute's silence held across the city to remember the five victims of Britain's worst mass shooting for a decade. Relatives of Lee and Sophie Martyn attended the 11am vigil at the city's Guildhall and fought back tears while tributes were being paid. Armed with a shotgun, he then went out into the street and killed Sophie Martyn, aged three, and her father, Lee Martyn, 43, who bravely tried to shield his daughter from the bullets. Mourners fell silent as five gongs, to represent each of the victims, were sounded and everyone paused for the minute's silence. Questions are continuing to mount over how Davison, who took his own life after the shooting spree, was able to obtain a firearms licence.

Source: The Nation August 16, 2021 15:00 UTC