Heartbroken wife Sheila paid tribute to her ‘soulmate’ today, telling him: ‘Fly high, you’ve earnt your angel wings.’
The devastated family of Plymouth shooting victim Stephen Washington, 59, says their world ‘has been turned upside down in the blink of an eye’.on Thursday night when he became one of five people shot dead by Jake Davison, 22.It read: ‘Following on from the recent attack on our community on Thursday August 12, we, the Washington family, would like to issue the following tribute to Stephen.
‘Stephen was a friendly, outgoing person. He would help anyone at the drop of a hat, he loved his animals and was often seen walking his two huskies in the area.‘Since the devastating events a couple of days ago, our world has been turned upside down in the blink of an eye and he will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him.The grandad was a ‘devoted family man’ People place flowers at Royal Navy Avenue on August 15, 2021 with a pump-action shotgun.
A little girl named Sophie, 3, and her father, Lee Martyn, 43, were his second and third victims in the 12-minute attack. He then killed Mr Washington in a nearby park before shooting Kate Shepherd, 66, who later died at Derriford Hospital.Speaking after the service, parish priest Father David Way said: ‘Those people who have died, we have to keep those in our prayers, but also the loved ones which have been left behind.
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