Unarmed PC tells inquest how he ran at Plymouth shooter

‘I had no choice, I had to protect the public,’ said Zachary Printer, who tried to distract Jake Davison

An unarmed police officer has described how he ran towards the Plymouth gunman, Jake Davison, after he shot dead five people with a pump-action shotgun, determined to grab his attention and stop him hurting anyone else.

PC Zachary Printer told the inquest on Davison’s victims: “My role as a police officer is to protect the public as best I can. I had no choice. I had to confront him to protect the public. I had to become the focus of his attention.”