A man who killed five people in a shooting spree in West Bromwich has died at a high-security psychiatric hospital, the BBC understands.
Harry Street was detained indefinitely in October after guns and explosives were found at his Birmingham home.
In 1978, he killed three of his neighbours on the Bustleholm estate and the owners of a petrol station.
The 70-year-old died after a suspected heart attack at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside.
A spokesperson for Mersey Care NHS Trust said a patient was admitted to the general hospital after becoming unwell but died at 09:49 GMT on Christmas Eve.
Two months ago Street admitted making an improvised explosive device as well as 50 homemade bullets.
Three handguns were also found at his home in the Hall Green area.
The 1978 report shows police cordoned off the victims' homes in Andrew Road and searched the area for spent cartridges
Sentencing him, the judge at Birmingham Crown Court said Street had "become obsessed" with his neighbours and harboured delusions they were harassing him.
Mr Justice Blair also drew comparisons with the 70-year-old's past, that saw him kill three neighbours in West Bromwich 36 years earlier.
Street was released in 1994 after serving 15 years at Broadmoor hospital.
A serious case review is ongoing after police said they were initially unaware of Street's previous name or past convictions.
Two people were killed by Street, then known Barry Williams, at a petrol station in Nuneaton in 1978 Killer dies at psychiatric hospital
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