A British taxi driver was being investigated by tax officials before he fatally shot 12 people including his twin brother, AP quoted police as saying on Saturday. Derrick Bird, 52, also may have feuded with his family and colleagues before the killing spree, police said. Bird killed his brother David and a family lawyer before departing on a 45-mile rampage across a rural area of northern England, targeting former workmates and strangers. Police said he killed 10 victims in a single hour, shooting many in the face. Bird drove through narrow country lanes in his cab to evade police, firing from the window as he passed victims. He shot himself dead Wednesday in remote woodland as officers closed in. Officers said Bird had reported he was the victim of assault in 2002 and 2007, complained about criminal damage to his taxi in 2008 and a theft from his taxi in 1998. -- SPA
