După aceea, Bird s-a urcat în maşină şi a început să tragă la întâmplare în oamenii de pe stradă. Terifiaţi, pietonii s-au ascuns după autoturisme sau au intrat în diferite localuri sau magazine.
Opinia publică din Marea Britanie este şocată după acest eveniment, iar poliţia anchetează motivele pentru care taximetristul ar fi recurs la acest gest. Bird tocmai devenise bunic, însă locuia singur. Din primele cercetări, se pare că britanicul era supărat din cauza testamentului mamei sale, despre care a spus că i-a lăsat mai multe bunuri lui David, fratele său.
Printre cei ucişi se numără şi fratele geamăn al lui Bird, dar şi trei colegi taximetrişti, informează cotidianul The Sun.
Derrick Bird, descris ca liniştit, amabil şi săritor
Toate persoanele care l-au cunoscut pe Bird au declarat că sunt şocate de fapta comisă de acesta. Fără excepţie, asasinul este descris de apropiaţi drept un om destul de popular în cadrul comunităţii, liniştit, foarte amabil şi săritor, dar destul de puţin comunicativ.
„Era o persoană cu adevărat plăcută. Nu ştim ce a putut genera o asemenea reacţie. Era prieten cu toată lumeaŢ a declarat pentru BBC Glenda Pears, managerul companiei L&G Taxis.

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