SHOTGUN killer Jake Davison became enraged before his deadly rampage when he was the victim of a catfish scam.

       The 22-year-old virgin had been telling pals he had found “the one” — an American gym instructor he chatted to every night online.

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       Killer Jake Davison shot and killed five people before turning the gun on himself earlier this month

       But he discovered it was a con after the scammer tried to get him to send money “for her to travel to the UK”.

       A pal claimed it was one trigger for carrying out his murders on August 12.

       The friend said: “Jake refused to hand over money, not because he didn’t want to, but he was penniless.

       “After that she stopped talking to him and he realised she was fake. It triggered him into doing what he did.'

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       “He was furious about it and told everyone down the gym it was another reason women couldn’t be trusted. He said ‘I’m done with them. They can go to Hell’.”

       Another source said: “He was filling his body with steroids and amphetamines. He was a ticking time bomb.”

       Police are also probing claims he recently bought a gun and drugs from a pal.

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       Police at the scene of the shooting in Plymouth on August 12 Credit: Getty

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