Operation Begna - investigation summary and learning report
Factual summary of a published IOPC investigation, covering the incident, key findings and outcome.
All IOPC reports
- Published
- 2023-03-06
- Investigation type
- independent
- Force involved
- Devon & Cornwall Police
What was investigated
A report summarising the IOPC investigation into the prior contact between Devon and Cornwall Police and a man who committed a mass shooting in Plymouth on 12 August 2021.
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Reviewed by the BlueLineHub Editorial Team
Last reviewed: 13 July 2026 · Next review due: 13 January 2027
This is a factual summary of a report published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Individuals are referred to exactly as the source report anonymises them. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with the IOPC · Summarised 2026-07-13.