Headline PH: UK police hunt man after shots fired

UPDATE: LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they believe they have found the body of a man who went on a shooting rampage in northwest England on Wednesday.
The gunman is thought to be 52-year-old taxi driver Derrick Bird, police said.
It is unclear how many people have been killed.

London, England (CNN) -- Police in England were searching Wednesday for a man in connection with "a number" of fatal shootings across Cumbria, near the border with Scotland.
Derrick Bird, 52, was believed to have fired shots in three towns near the coast of the Irish Sea on Wednesday, Cumbria police said.
Members of the public were advised to stay indoors until further notice.
Stuart Hyde, deputy chief constable in Cumbria, said "there have been a number of fatalities and several people injured."
"Our focus is on catching this guy ... Our thoughts are with the families of those who have lost loved ones and to those who are injured," he said.
Bird was initially driving a dark gray or silver Citroen Picasso, but police later said he had abandoned his car in the area of Boot, England, and was traveling on foot.
The area is in the Lake District, which is popular with walkers, hikers, and tourists.
The first shots were fired at 10:35 a.m. (5:35 a.m. ET) in Whitehaven, and further shots were fired in the areas of Seascale and Egremont, police said. A number of people were killed and wounded, they said.
"There are a number of fatalities and police are working to identify the individuals and inform relatives," Cumbria police said. "Ambulance crews are in attendance across the area."
Taxi drivers in the area told CNN that Bird is an independent taxi driver.

by CNN Wired Staff

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