Touching tributes to remember Plymouth shooting victims painted on home
Five green hearts and the words "for the ones that were taken too soon" form a new mural in the city
Last updated 16th Aug 2021
A mural has appeared on the side of a Plymouth home, paying respects to those who died in the mass shooting.
Ricky Fenn and his step-daughter Mazie Shalders have painted five green hearts, alongside the words "for the ones that were taken too soon".
The victims who tragically lost their lives have since been identified as Maxine Davison, also known as Maxine Chapman (51), Sophie Martyn (3), Lee Martyn (43), Stephen Washington (59), and Kate Shepherd (66).
Ricky tells us they began the project after a "sleepless night" and says the response has been overwhelming.
Ricky said: "It was a horrific thing for Plymouth to see. I just think you all stand together in times like this. Family means everything to a lot of people, so it's kind of just reaching out to everybody".
Speaking about the response, he added: "It's been absolutely phenomenal. My partner put a picture of the mural up online. We had a woman come up and she started crying, I was gobsmacked really. It's nice to see that it means a lot to others".
Many floral tributes, teddies and green balloons have been left at sites across Plymouth, to remember those who lost their lives in the shooting.
On Saturday (14th August) Home Secretary Priti Patel joined Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer to lay flowers at North Down Crescent Park.
She was heard telling a local neighbourhood watch team that the events were "tragic beyond words".
Watch James Diamond reporting from a city in mourning...