Killed: Jane Robinson, 66, was shot after Bird beckoned her over to his car
Killed: Jane Robinson, 66, was shot after Bird beckoned her over to his car
Shot down: Taxi driver Darren Rewcastle was one of the people killed in Bird's shooting rampage
Easy target: Garry Purdham, pictured with his son Flynn, was killed as he worked on a farm
Twelve victims lost their lives at the hands of Derrick Bird during three hours of mayhem. They were:
DARREN REWCASTLE
A fellow taxi driver in his 30s described as 'a loveable rogue' by other cabbies, he was shot as he walked to a cafe in Whitehaven.
Well-liked by many who used the town's cab ranks, Bird is believed to have accused him of 'touting' by ignoring queues to pick up fares first.
David Nicholson, 56, said: 'He was a quiet lad, never caused anybody any trouble. He used to love playing on slot machin
KEVIN COMMONS
The 60-year-old local solicitor, who had offices around West Cumbria, is thought to have been shot at his farmhouse near Frizington.
He lived with his wife Helen and ran KJ Commons solicitors with branches in Workington, Whitehaven and Carlisle specialising in probate, clinical negligence and personal injury.
Police are seeking to establish whether Bird targeted him after being represented by him or whether he was picked out at random.
DAVID BIRD
Derrick Bird's twin brother, a former mechanic who is believed to have been working as a lorry driver. According to neighbours he was shot in his car close to his home in Frizington.
Friends and relatives said he was far more outgoing than his brother.
SUSAN HUGHES
The 57-year- old was named by neighbours near Egremont as one of the first victims to be picked out at random.
She had two grown-up daughters, one a social worker and the other disabled and wheelchair bound and living in a bungalow nearby.
A neighbour said: 'She was a very quiet and nice person. It has come as a terrible shock.'
KENNETH FISHBURN
Shot dead in Egremont as he returned home from the town centre with his dog.
Aged in his 70s, he was a retired security worker at the nearby Sellafield nuclear power plant.
Local Karl Scarr, 44, said: 'He worked on the gates at Sellafield. After he retired I used to see him in town.
'He always said hello, he was a nice guy.' At the scene a card was left saying: 'RIP Ken - tragically taken but not forgotten'.
It was signed: 'your girls and Marc - Ladbrokes'.
JAMES and JENNIFER JACKSON
The couple in their 60s lived in the pretty hamlet of Wilton, near Egremont, and had a grown-up son and a daughter.
Mrs Jackson was a local church stalwart and arranged the flowers for services.
Friend Michael Garstang said: 'We were having a barbecue just last week with the two of them; you couldn't get two nicer people.'
GARRY PURDHAM
A farmer's son and amateur rugby league player whose brother Rob is captain of Harlequins rugby league side, he was fatally shot as he helped his uncle trim hedges in Gosforth.
Aged 31 with two young children, his father John owned Low Boonwood Farm on Gosforth Hill.
The tough forward had played for Workington Town and Egremont Rangers.
David Bowden, chairman of Workington Town Rugby League Football Club, described him as 'quite simply a gentleman and a real pleasure to know'.
He added: 'As a player he was as honest and industrious on the pitch as indeed he was off it.
'He would think nothing of doing a stint on the farm before turning up to play professional rugby league.'
Micheal Pike
The retired 64-year-old was blasted as he cycled through his home village of Seascale, his family confirmed last night.
Formerly an active trade union organiser at Sellafield, the grandfather of three lived with his wife Sheena and son Jason, 39.
His son said: 'To the best of our knowledge we think this was a random murder. 'We are well aware my father was not the only person who died today and we feel for all the other people who lost loved ones.'
JANE ROBINSON
The pensioner was well-known in the area for delivering Betterware catalogues and feeding pigeons at Sellafield with her twin sister, Barrie, and ran a bird sanctuary in Seascale.
Friend William Hogg, 51, said: 'She was just a very nice lady. Her and her sister were animal lovers, they kept lots of birds and were known locally as 'the pigeon women'.
'It's a massive loss for Barrie. Neither of them were ever married, they lived together. They were so close.'
OTHER VICTIMS
A resident of the hamlet of Carleton thought to have been shot in his vehicle.
A further resident of the Egremont area.
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