Trevor Wainwright, Hungerfords usual bobby on the beat, was on a day off. At this point, he discarded the carbine, it having been useless since jamming in Froxfield. But Ryan had moved. Stars Craig Jackson Christopher Slade See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist They keep meaning to frame it and put it up on the wall. The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 was passed in the wake of the massacre. "He used to say he could follow anyone and they wouldnt notice," said the friend. As Mr Playle rounded a bend in Priory Street, Ryan fired a single shot. Dr Yardley believes Ryan was attempting to wrest some sort of control from society. Next to him, in the passenger seat, Ivor Jackson was also shot in his arm, chest and head. After the murders, though, visitors were less satisfied by remaining in the attractive main street. Mrs Pascoe, safe with her neighbours in a community centre, was playing cards with the children to distract them from the horror outside. Susan Godfrey was shot dead in Savernake Forest. The Hungerford massacre was a spree shooting in Hungerford, England, United Kingdom, on 19 August 1987, when 27-year-old Michael Ryan shot and killed sixteen people, including an unarmed police officer and his own mother, before shooting himself. "If he did have a sexual crime in mind, then that would have been about control too.". Seventy-eight bullet holes were found. Then he realised the policemans wounds had not been caused by a shotgun but by a semi-automatic rifle. Prof Jackson says violence towards his mother would fit in with Ryan's psychological profile as a narcissist who could not cope with being disobeyed, disagreed with or challenged. With Richard Badcock, Alison Chapman, Adrian Coggins, Ian George. 3 - Kenneth Clements ", He added: "He (Ryan) just flipped that day and the more the media highlights these things, the more it becomes an eye-opener for people who want to try and make a name for themselves, like we keep seeing in these terrible shootings in America.". Two days later, Mr Playle died from his injuries. The Hoddle Street massacre was committed by a former soldier who wore combat fatigues. He was shooting at me. "She asked me what my dad looked like," he says. And she said I'm really sorry. "My brother and sister-in-law were on the list.". The young policeman wondered whether he should see if he could do anything to help. Thirty years later, the events of that day are rarely discussed by those affected. "[2] Jim Higgins, a consultant forensic psychiatrist, suspected that Ryan was psychotic, describing how "matricide is the schizophrenic crime. Ryan used a semi-automatic rifle, an M1 Carbine and a Baretta pistol to carry out the shooting in the village. front and inside pages of the newspapers 20/August/1987 copy pic David Sandison Rather than getting away from the carnage in South View, he started to check the houses to find and help the injured. Wouldn't hurt a fly.". It just seemed to happen quite a lot.". However, Prof Jackson said it was likely Ryan had intended to do so. 11 - Eric Vardy At the time, the idea crucified me. Prof Jackson says it was at this point Ryan changed his plans. Arguably the worst mass shooting in Great Britain's history occurred on March 13, 1996. Either way, he turned away. Two minutes later, they saw Ryan at the War Memorial Recreation Grounds on the edge of the common. Ryan also killed his family dog and set fire to his house. Their younger son Trevor, who had been 18 in 1987, is being treated for PTSD while his older brother Peter, who was in the same year as Ryan at school, refuses to talk about that day. Mr Whiting did not understand. Do Russians really hate the West? 6 - George White He cannot even pass the end of the road. She said: 'Oh no Ivor, not you.'". One of the police officers in attendance, PC Bernard Maggs, made another 999 call but by this point the telephone network had reached its capacity. If all that information had been put together then something or someone could have stopped it. If there is a shooting elsewhere in the world, he braces himself for his phone to ring. "And I kept thinking, if it was true that I'd signed my dad's death warrant, it meant I'd also signed all those other people's too. Michael Ryan gunned down and killed 16 people, and injured 15 more as he went on his murderous rampage that came to be known as the Hungerford massacre Michael Ryan killed 16 in the. Find out how you can get the latest news from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. It was a police vehicle which had its blue lights flashing. The other three ducked down on the floor but Ryan fired at Lisa. [24] Ryan then walked to the junction of South View and Fairview Road, where he shot and killed 84-year-old Abdul Khan[b] who was tending his garden. The help will come from within the community'. Prof Jackson's colleague at Birmingham City University, Dr Elizabeth Yardley, has a different theory. Browse 61 hungerford massacre photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Still shooting, Ryan then walked to the end of the road, went along a footpath and made his way across some playing fields. [20] Ryan was chastised by 77-year-old Dorothy Smith for "scaring everybody to death" for making noise, although he did not shoot her. August 26, 1987 HUNGERFORD, England (AP) _ The first of the victims of Britain's worst mass murder was buried in a village graveyard today near the town where gunman Michael Ryan shot and killed 15 people and then took his own life. Mrs Godfrey was killed at about 12:30 BST and Mrs Dean was shot at just five minutes later at the petrol station. That summer afternoon Ryan, a 27-year-old unemployed labourer, killed 16 people, injured 15 more and then turned the gun on himself to end a six-hour shooting spree. [38]This event was also mentioned in the book "Unnatural Causes". A town recovering from a massacre. 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A few doors down, a 14-year-old girl was staring at her legs. He noticed the blue flashing light on the police car and decided to stroll up to ask the officer what was going on. This great offer will bring down the cost of your weekly food shop. "When you work for the ambulance service, you do your best to help people," Mr Whiting says. Shortly after 20:00, armed police entered a barricaded school room to find Ryan below the window having shot himself in the right temple. [32], Ryan was seen approaching the school where he had formerly been a pupil, although his precise location after approximately 13:50 was unknown. "Perhaps he killed her in panic when she attempted to run away.". He had lost lots of blood, had bullets in his head and chest, his lung had been shot through and his arm was barely attached to his body. I probably did three or four of these checks a week. [2] Ryan continued south on Priory Road where he shot once at a car driven by 34-year-old Ian Playle, who was fatally struck in the neck. He left his shotguns in his broken-down car, grabbed a pistol and two automatic rifles and almost immediately shot dead Roland and Sheila Mason, who were in their garden at the back of 6 South View. "The station was locked, so I let myself in with a key. Ryan had been targeting people he happened across in streets and gardens. A Thames Valley Police report to the Home Office found that - given the limitations imposed by the remote location and the difficulties in radio and telephone communication - the force's response "went well". A right little sod. "To step out the front door everyday and see that was a terrible reminder. The Gunman 27-year-old Michael Robert Ryan Armed With Two Semi-automatic. The week before the shootings he had helped Ryan bring a heavy cabinet down the stairs. [32] One Hungerford resident heard the warning before heading to Priory Road to check on his grandchildren; he took them indoors to safety before being non-fatally shot in both the shoulder and the eye. At 17:25, Ryan threw a semi-automatic rifle from the classroom window. The local police station had only two working phone lines that day and the police helicopter was being repaired, delaying its deployment. "It was a happy occasion and I think he felt resentful and victimised and wanted to seize control. Her children, who were 85 yards away from where her body was found, were later reunited with their father. It led to the government banning semi-automatic and pump-action rifles. But she wasn't. The couple have been married for 60 years and celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in January. The Jacksons had loved their home on South View, with its large garden, and were in the process of buying it. [8] The Norinco was purchased from firearms dealer Mick Ranger. Murders. 1987 fatal shooting of 16 people in England, For the 1876 attack in which two police officers were murdered, see, Khan's forename has also been given as "Abdur", "SHOOTING INCIDENTS AT HUNGERFORD ON 19 AUGUST 1987 REPORT OF MR COLIN SMITH CVO QPM. News crews at John O'Gaunt School in Hungerford, Berkshire, where Michael Robert Ryan committed suicide following the Hungerford Massacre. [30][31], At 13:45 the police helicopter arrived and broadcast warnings to the public. Having murdered Mrs Godfrey, Ryan headed back to Hungerford in his Vauxhall Astra GTE, stopping at Froxfield filling station. Before Ryan turned the gun on himself, he killed his own dog and set fire to his home. He looked at her. "Members of the public were in the station with the police. The couple and their two grown-up sons now live in a two-bedroom council house a few streets away. READ MORE: Met Police attend Reading Tesco Express burglary. Sixteen people were killed and 15 others were injured in the horrific attack. Dorothy Ryan tried to reason with her son. Ryan was well-known for driving "like a bat out of hell" - the only time he had been in trouble with the police was for breaking the speed limit. Having chased the spaniel away, Ryan returned. Prof Craig Jackson believes Ryan had a sexual motive. A police negotiator managed to engage him in conversation. Hungerford is a pretty canalside town famous for its antiques shops and upmarket boutiques. The gunman was reloading his weapon and Mrs Wainwright thought he would shoot at her again. Mr Gibbs tried to protect his wife, who was a wheelchair user. I should have said but I didnt want to worry anyone. [30], After shooting Hill, Ryan shot his way into a house further down Priory Road and shot the occupants, 66-year-old Jack Gibbs and his 62-year-old wife Myrtle. Find the editorial stock photo of Aerial View Hungerford Taken During Shortly, and more photos in the Shutterstock collection of editorial photography. The Reverend Andrew Sawyer moved to Hungerford in 1990, while memories were still raw. What, on Wednesday 19th August 1987, made this loner put on paramilitary kit, arm himself with a Beretta pistol, an M1 carbine, and . Hungerford massacre: 35 years on since the horrific killings that shook the nation Three decades ago a gunman killed more than a dozen people in his own town in Berkshire News By Lily Morl. Ryan's mother Dorothy was shot not far from her home in South View as she pleaded with her son to stop the shooting. Whether Mrs Ryan truly believed her son's imaginings is impossible to tell. Even now Mr Jackson has not been back to South View. Dr Yardley says Ryan would have learned how to treat women from how his father treated his mother. "What he did was the ultimate taking back of control. "In Dunblane, it was hard to compare, as Thomas Hamilton went out and deliberately shot at children in a school. "Jack and Myrtle were great friends of ours, who were callously murdered inside their home. The name Hungerford has been marred by the mass shooting ever since. "We were all told to lie down and not move. It is known that he made her put her son and daughter, aged two and four, in her car. The investigation into Mrs Godfrey's death found she had not been raped. He had placed down a groundsheet; a police report identified the possibility that Ryan had intended to rape Godfrey. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. If it comes up, he leaves the room or goes to sit in the greenhouse. "I turned to move away and he shot me. 8 - Francis Butler Pathologists determined she was killed by the first three bullets. With Tom Roberts, Sarah Britton, Alison Chapman, Liz Chapman. The birds didn't sing again for five days.". 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Someone had shot at the cashier, Kakoub Dean. "There were no big wounds at the back of Lisa's legs. Read more: Amazing archive photos show the changing face of Reading in the 1960s, Read more: Caversham Park Village from the air 50 years ago. Following the massacre, the government came under pressure to tighten the law on gun ownership. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. "[33] He later shouted, "It's funny. '", Chief Inspector Laurie Fray and PC Colin Lilley hold Ryan's murder weapons. The shootings remain one of the deadliest firearms incidents in British history. Police in action during a Gun siege in Hungerford, Berkshire. He returned to South View to find bodies on the ground and was asked by police to identify them. The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 was passed in the wake of the incident, which bans the ownership of semi-automatic centre-fire rifles and restricts the use of shotguns with a capacity of more than three cartridges. Scenes in Hungerford, Berkshire, following a Gun siege in the town, the event became known as the Hungerford massacre, pictured is John O'Gaunt. At 22:10 GMT, Inspector Joseph Drewitt, the officer-in-charge of Hungerford police station, had set out to meet PC Thomas Shorter, who was the village constable of Great Shefford. CHIEF CONSTABLE THAMES VALLEY POLICE TO THE RT HON DOUGLAS HURD CBE, MP. But Mr Geater admits a turning point came three years ago when the detached house opposite was demolished and replaced by four new properties. 12 - Sandra Hill Director Drew Casson Writers Drew Casson Jess Cleverly Sarah Perugia Stars Georgia Bradley Sam Carter Drew Casson Michael Ryan was just so, so insignificant. 5 - Abdul Khan Soon after entering his house, one of the witnesses heard gunshots; Ryan had shot the two family dogs. Whenever they asked me where it all happened I'd say it was down the A4. But we've stuck by each other.". Her training with St John Ambulance had led her to believe she could not have been shot, as bullets typically leave a large exit wound. Production Manager Sound Department Visual Effects by Ken Lailey . "People just want to forget about it, but they can't," says Bryan Geater, whose daughter was nearly killed by gunman Michael Ryan 25 years ago. They usually hang up if a journalist approaches them and refuse to have their photograph taken in connection with the shooting. Prof Jackson also considers Ryan was heavily influenced by a mass shooting occurring 10 days earlier in Melbourne, Australia, that was reported on television in the UK. Another reporter followed their sister home from the hospital. "And then I remembered the name. 47 minutes of horror: The Columbine massacre In less than an hour, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 12 of their classmates and 1 teacher, injuring 24. 6 were already dead.". Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Ryan was armed with an automatic rifle, a pistol and at least one hand grenade when he went on the rampage early on . "In fact, I first thought it was another lad who lived there. But what he did not realise was he was personally affected by the shootings. [2] On reaching Bulpit Lane, Ryan killed taxi driver Marcus Barnard who was en route home to see family between fares. [21] After this, two of Brereton's colleagues securing the east end of South View came upon Robert, Kenneth Clements's son, who informed them that the shooter had continued west on South View. When PC Wainwright, wearing his off-duty clothes of shorts and a Fred Perry polo shirt, was called into his superior's office, he thought he was going to be told to put his uniform on. 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