Cumbria timeline: How tragedy came to a quiet corner of the Lake District
Cumbria killings: Full coverage
This is how the events unfolded.
10.35am
Police are called to Duke Street in Whitehaven after shots are fired.
Shortly afterwards, officers urge people living in Whitehaven, Egremont and Seascale to stay indoors.
12.18pm
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Hide AdPolice confirm "a number of people" have been injured in a series of shootings.
12.41pm
Police name the suspect as Derrick Bird, 52, from Rowrah, near Frizington, and issue a photograph of him.
13.04pm
Radio Cumbria reports that at least four people are feared dead as police reveal that Bird has abandoned his car near Boot and is now believed to be on foot.
14.03pm
Police say a body, believed to be that of Bird, has been found in a wood near Boot.