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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bird-gun-rampage-unprecedented.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Derrick Bird killed 12 people as he drove around west Cumbria on June 2 last year before he turned a gun on himself" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/min-bird-gun-rampage-unprecedented.jpg" alt="Derrick Bird killed 12 people as he drove around west Cumbria on June 2 last year before he turned a gun on himself"/></a></p>
<p>The lives of many people were &#8220;touched in ways they could never have imagined&#8221; following the shootings of Derrick Bird, an inquest jury has been told.</p>
<p>The panel of six women and five men heard that the events of June 2 last year, in which 13 people including taxi driver Bird died, were &#8220;unprecedented&#8221;.</p>
<p>The hearing in Workington will analyse all the deaths in chronological order and is expected to last more than four weeks.</p>
<p>Up to 75 witnesses are expected to give evidence in person, while statements from others will be read out.</p>
<p>The hearing will investigate the deaths of Bird&#8217;s twin brother, David, 52; Bird&#8217;s solicitor, Kevin Commons, 60; Bird&#8217;s taxi driver colleague, Darren Rewcastle, 43; mother-of-two Susan Hughes, 57; retired security worker Kenneth Fishburn, 71; part-time mole catcher Isaac Dixon, 65; retired couple James and Jennifer Jackson, 67 and 68; farmer and rugby league player Garry Purdham, 31; retired Sellafield worker Michael Pike, 64; pensioner Jane Robinson, 66; estate agent Jamie Clark, 23; and Bird himself.</p>
<p>Bird, 52, from Rowrah, also injured 11 other people as he drove around during his shooting spree in Lamplugh, Frizington, Whitehaven, Egremont, Gosforth and Seascale before he was found dead in a wooded area near Boot &#8211; just over three hours after the body of Mr Commons was discovered.</p>
<p>After swearing in the jury, HM Coroner for North and West Cumbria David Roberts told the jury: &#8220;The events of June 2 were unprecedented. Many people&#8217;s lives were touched in ways they can never have imagined.</p>
<p>&#8220;To properly understand these proceedings you will have to hear and understand distressing and emotional evidence.</p>
<p>&#8220;Your role in this case cannot be overstated. You will be making the final findings, you will be returning the verdicts.&#8221;</p>
<p>The inquests are taking place at the Energus centre in Workington.</p>
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