How events unfolded on day of horror

At least 12 people have killed and dozens injured after a gunman went on a shooting rampage across Cumbria in northwest England…

At least 12 people have killed and dozens injured after a gunman went on a shooting rampage across Cumbria in northwest England today.

Here is a timeline of how events unfolded.

-10.35am Police are called to Duke Street in Whitehaven after shots are fired. Shortly afterwards, officers urge people living in Whitehaven, Egremont and Seascale to stay indoors.

- 12.18pm Police confirm "a number of people" have been injured in a series of shootings.

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- 12.41pm Police name the suspect as Derrick Bird, 52, from Rowrah, near Frizington, and issue a photograph of him.

- 13.04pm Radio Cumbria reports that at least four people are feared dead as police reveal that Bird has abandoned his car near Boot and is now believed to be on foot.

- 14.03pm Police say a body, believed to be that of Bird, has been found in a wood near Boot.

- 15.35pm In Westminster, prime minister David Cameron tells MPs at least five people have died

- 17.25pm Detective Constable Stuart Hyde said 12 people were killed by gunman Derrick Bird. A further 25 were injured. He said officers were investigating at 30 separate crime scenes.