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Hungerford massacre. The Hungerford massacre was a spree shooting in Wiltshire and Berkshire, United Kingdom, which occurred 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 killing himself. No firm motive for the killings has ever been established.
Aug 18, 2012 · BBC News. "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. Say the name Hungerford and most people ...
Aug 18, 2017 · The Hoddle Street massacre was committed by a former soldier who wore combat fatigues. Having murdered Mrs Godfrey, Ryan headed back to Hungerford in his Vauxhall Astra GTE, stopping at Froxfield ...
Slaughter on a warm summer's day: The Hungerford massacre. It was a warm summer afternoon in August of 1987 when a lone gunman committed a series of shootings in the historic market town of Hungerford, United Kingdom, before ending his own life. The murder spree became known as the Hungerford Massacre and would lead to sweeping changes in gun ...
Dec 7, 2004 · A year after the massacre, British gun laws were changed and semi-automatic weapons like Ryan's Kalashnikov were outlawed by the government. Britain's police were given a new communications system and the 999 network was updated and modernised. Hungerford Massacre was broadcast on BBC One at 2100 GMT on Tuesday 7 December. E-mail this to a friend.
The British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, travelled to Hungerford on Sunday, 23 August 1987. There he announced that he had commissioned a report on the massacre from the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, Colin Smith. The Hungerford Report confirmed that Ryan’s weapons had been legally licenced.
Aug 20, 2017 · Hungerford marks 30 years since shooting. The 30th anniversary of the Hungerford shootings has been marked by a church service in the Berkshire town. Gunman Michael Ryan went on the rampage on 19 ...
