Cumbria: The innocents who became Derrick Bird's victims

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The victims whose lives were claimed by the divorced father-of-two have so far been identified as:

David Bird. Reports suggest Bird's first victim was his twin brother who he had rowed with over a will.

Darren Rewcastle. He was killed as Bird produced a gun and shot fellow taxi drivers in Duke Street, Whitehaven.

One cab driver said he understood three taxi drivers had been shot, two fatally.

The man, who did not want to be named, claimed an argument broke out between Bird and the other three men at the Duke Street taxi rank.

Garry Purdham. A popular player with Workington Town rugby league club, he was shot as he worked in a field near Gosforth.

Mr Purdham, a farmer's son, was in his early 30s with two young children, according to neighbours.

He was "quite simply a gentleman and a pleasure to know", said club chairman David Bowden.

His 30-year-old brother Rob captains Harlequins rugby league side in London and has been capped five times for England.

Mr Purdham was trimming hedges with his uncle in the village just before midday when Bird drove past, wound down his car window and blasted him, according to a neighbour.

Mr Bowden said: "Everyone at the club is shocked and devastated to hear this unbelievable and tragic news.

"Garry Purdham was quite simply a gentleman and a real pleasure to know. As a player he was as honest and industrious on the pitch as indeed he was off it."

Jane Robinson. She was shot dead yards from the home she shared with her twin sister, Barrie, in Seascale.

Unmarried and in her 70s, she was killed while going door-to-door delivering Betaware catalogues.

One local said: "You could not find two more gentle people than those two sisters."

Another added: "They are lovely ladies, Jane's sister will be devastated, heartbroken."

Michael Pike. The 64-year-old, who lived with his wife Sheena and son Jason, 39, in Seascale was blasted to death riding a bicycle in the village.

His son said: "We understand that he was shot dead while out cycling which he did most mornings to keep fit.

"He was a much-loved husband, father and grandfather. He was a happy man at the time he died and satisfied with the things he achieved.

"It came completely out of the blue to us. It was totally unexpected. 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 and we feel for all the other people who lost loved ones."

Kenneth Fishburn. At The Bridge in Egremont flowers were left at the spot with a card saying "RIP Ken - tragically taken but not forgotten".

The card was signed "your girls and Marc - Ladbrokes".

People nearby said the victim was Kenneth Fishburn, a retired security worker at the nearby Sellafield nuclear power plant.

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."

Kevin J Commons. The Bird family's solicitor was among the dead, according to reports.

Retired couple James and Jennifer Jackson. Mrs Jackson was shot in the street in Wilton before her husband was killed as he came looking for her.

One stunned neighbour simply said: "There were none better."

"Jimmy had an operation a fortnight ago and was going for a walk, and she had just gone out for a paper," he said.

"She went up the village to meet Jimmy and was shot."

The local thought Bird had driven up to Wilton, honked his horn, then turned round and shot Mrs Jackson.

Her husband, who used to work for the ambulance service, was talking to another couple.

He was shot dead and a woman was blasted in the shoulder.

No one wished to comment at the family home.