The Dean family used to live in Imber, the de-populated village on Salisbury Plain Link An ancestor of the Deans was the subject of an attempted robbery in 1838 Link and Link More recently the premises was involved in the notorious Hungerford massacre of 19 August 1987 when Michael Ryan stopped off here having just committed the first murder . Limit search to Hungerford. 2 - Sheila Mason READ MORE: Met Police attend Reading Tesco Express burglary. During her visit, on Thursday, August 20 1987, she paid condolences to the family and friends a day after the shooting spree took place. Find Hungerford stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. Not academically gifted nor particularly driven, Ryan was unremarkable at school. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. The incident prompted the government to change gun laws, banning semi-automatic and pump-action rifles. 2023 Getty Images. Scenes in Hungerford, Berkshire, following a Gun siege in the town, the event became known as the Hungerford massacre, pictured is John O'Gaunt. "He was dead after all. "I went to help and she said Michael Ryan had shot her. There was no way he would miss. . Dr Richard Shepherd was called to the . He had what appeared to be a normal upbringing, although he was perhaps overindulged by his mother. Gunshots were often heard from Hungerford Common, at one end of South View. The Hungerford Massacre on August 19, 1987, saw 16 people killed in a rampage by gunman Michael Ryan. I hurried home and got out of the car. Press intrusion is something the Jacksons continue to feel very strongly about. While Ryan roamed Hungerford, murdering and maiming people he'd known for years, a woman lay dead in Savernake Forest. Prof Craig Jackson believes Ryan had a sexual motive. The TFU was on a training exercise some 38 miles (60km) from Hungerford, and would not have all its members respond until 14:20. News crews at John O'Gaunt School in Hungerford, Berkshire, where Michael Robert Ryan committed suicide following the Hungerford Massacre. The report also said the operation was hampered by press helicopters making so much noise it was difficult for police on the ground to hear or relay instructions. Ryan killed himself at 6.52pm in John O'Gaunt Community Technology College. The Hungerford massacre was a spree shooting in Hungerford, England, United Kingdom, on 19 August 1987, when 27-year-old Michael Ryan shot dead sixteen people, including an unarmed police officer and his own mother, before shooting himself.The shootings, committed using a handgun and two semi-automatic rifles, occurred at several locations, including a school he had once attended. Their car smashed into the back of another car. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. I later realised that was because the bullets were still in her. Francis Butler was out walking his dog in Memorial Gardens when he was shot. Dorothy Ryan tried to reason with her son. The police helicopter was in for repair, though it was eventually deployed. [20][8] Ryan next opened fire on Linda Bright and Hazel Haslett in an ambulance that was responding to 999 calls on South View. "If he did have a sexual crime in mind, then that would have been about control too.". Hungerford does not want to remember its massacre. He would insist on lying down on the back seat of the car if we ever went out, so he couldn't be seen. As he went along Priory Road, Ryan stopped at the home of Myrtle and Victor Gibbs, whose door was, as usual, locked. . He failed to start his car, and instead returned to the house and set the living room alight using the petrol he purchased from Froxfield;[17] the resultant fire destroyed the house and three adjacent properties. Mrs Godfrey was killed at about 12:30 BST and Mrs Dean was shot at just five minutes later at the petrol station. Despite his elaborate fantasies, however, Ryan was not mentally ill. Medical reports show he had no history of mental illness - in fact, his doctor had countersigned Ryan's gun applications. "'Some blokes gone mad with a gun', they said. Julian Knight killed seven people in Melbourne. Mrs Wainwright had the presence of mind to get out of the car and cower behind it. "He was going to set fire to his mother's house and drive away, leaving the police to believe he'd died in the fire.". When PC Wainwright heard it was Michael Ryan from South View, he couldn't put a face to the name. "We got a letter from the Queen," Mr Jackson adds. He also had a more sinister motivation for visiting the woodland. But she wasn't. As Mr White turned his Toyota Crown into South View, he was shot in the head and died instantly. Luckily she hadn't been injured. [3][6] In April 1987, Ryan began employment as a labourer working on footpaths and fences near the River Thames, approximately 20 miles (32km) from Hungerford. The speed with which he carried out his agenda indicates an element of forethought. She was hit in the legs and the hips. "I think he used to do it quite often, but then with him he used to say lots of things. Find out how you can get the latest news from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. "I rushed back to check on Jane and on the way I saw smoke coming up from South View [a nearby street]. I should have said but I didnt want to worry anyone. This page was last edited on 17 November 2022, at 10:57. But we've stuck by each other.". 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. Driving his Toyota into South View, Ryan shot and killed White instantly and caused severe injuries to Ivor Jackson who feigned death and survived his injuries. [32], Hungerford was policed by two sergeants and twelve constables, and on the morning of 19 August 1987 the duty cover for the section consisted of one sergeant, two patrol constables and one station duty officer. Then he shot at Mrs Dean and sped back to South View where he set fire to his home and shot dead his dog, Blackie. 19th August 1987. Police were still hunting for the gunman in their midst. Ryan shot at her, making a hole in the side window. Moonlight Indian Restaurant. 4. Over the moon at the news of his father's survival, PC Wainwright telephoned his brothers and sister. He was making his way to a part-time gardening job in the nearby village of Inkpen. After spending a couple of hours exploring antique shops in Hungerford, we found Hungerford Wharf a lovely quiet plac. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. The couple and their two grown-up sons now live in a two-bedroom council house a few streets away. Prof Craig Jackson, a psychologist who specialises in spree killers, thinks there was also a sexual motive. [7], Following Ryan's death, his mental health came under analysis. [18] Leaving the house, he headed east on South View towards school playing fields. "He used to wear camouflage gear, that sort of thing. Maybe he was distracted; maybe he enjoyed the power of sparing Mrs Wainwright's life. I could smell cordite in the air. Hungerford massacre Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special Reports from The Economic Times. [23] 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. At 13:12, this officer radioed to request support from Thames Valley Police's Tactical Firearms Unit (TFU) having seen the firearms Ryan was using. The beauty spot near Marlborough is a popular place with dog walkers, picnickers and ramblers. "She tried to tell Michael to stop and he shot her at close range," Mr Jackson adds. Trevor can't move out to his own place. Tap into Getty Images global-scale, data-driven insights and network of over 340,000creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Further delays were caused by the firearms squad being in training about 40 miles away. We were good friends," he says. The birds didn't sing again for five days.". His victims included his own mother and police officer Roger Brereton - who was later posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. Armed with three guns, he had already murdered six people and seriously injured seven more. These officers were unarmed, and when Ryan saw the police response he shot one of the officers, PC Roger Brereton, in the chest. "[Mr Ryan] was quite the bully. He carried on, shooting Mrs Godfrey 13 times until he ran out of ammunition. Later that day, his parents were driving up from their home in Kent to visit him. Then she phoned the building firm where her husband Ivor was a bricklayer, and asked for a message to be passed on. They usually hang up if a journalist approaches them and refuse to have their photograph taken in connection with the shooting. 2023 Getty Images. [24], Ryan next shot at George White, who had returned from Newbury having collected Marjorie Jackson's husband Ivor from work. I had been the one to carry out the checks for Ryans firearms licence.". Hazel Haslett escaped with minor injuries. But, he reasoned, it was his day off. Ryan also killed his family dog and set fire to his house. Mrs Pascoe stemmed the bleeding and stayed with the girl until an ambulance arrived. "I effectively put myself on duty and thought because of my local knowledge I could show the armed response team the back routes around the town. At about 16:45, police entered the playground. He can barely speak about his friend, George White. The Hungerford massacre in 1987 led to semi-automatic assault rifles being banned in Britain Credit: Photo: REX Michael Ryan is forever associated with Hungerford, on which he visited mayhem one . But, although the house was cleaned and modernised and made available for them, they could not bear to return. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. Arguably the worst mass shooting in Great Britain's history occurred on March 13, 1996. Hungerford massacre Blogs, Comments and Archive News on Economictimes.com The Hungerford Town Hall. I knew I had to help.". Scenes in Hungerford, Berkshire, following a gun siege in the town the day before, the event became known as the Hungerford . But it appears she never contradicted him in public. "It hit at the heart of my professionalism, of everything I'd ever done for the town. He shot and killed 51-year-old Kenneth Clements who had been walking his dog with his family; the family escaped without injury. She thinks he saw Mrs Godfrey and her children having a picnic and enjoying themselves. "He was trapped and didn't have a viable way out of his situation.". Large crowds attended the funerals of Ryan's victims, Trevor Jackson had first heard of the shootings when a colleague asked: "What's happened to your parents?". [31], Ryan was seen approaching the school where he had formerly been a pupil, although his precise location after approximately 13:50 was unknown. South View became a popular haunt for tourists. The afternoon of August 19, 1987, is one that the residents of Hungerford, England . Ryan, an unemployed handyman, also injured 15 people in the horrific attack before turning the gun on himself. [28] Using the Beretta, he shot at a passing car and fatally injured the driver, 22-year-old Sandra Hill. [37], Fatal shooting of 16 people in Hungerford, 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. The events that unravelled that afternoon rocked the UK and it has gone down in . Mr Playle's blue Ford Sierra crashed after he was shot by Ryan. [8] Godfrey's children were found by a woman walking in the woods. Find Hungerford stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. The description of the shootings as a "tragedy" doesnt sit well with Mrs Jackson. Local people described him as a "loner" and a "gun fanatic". Marcus Barnard, a local taxi driver, had been a father for just five weeks when he was shot dead. Dr Yardley thinks he planned them well in advance. They survived, although Alison still has a bullet inside her. [20] Heading to investigate, Ryan shot at the constables; one took shelter in a house and the other with Robert Clements drove across the common to safety. Photo credit: Crime Scene Database. After all, he was in the area and knew Mrs Dean. Ryan hadnt stopped there, though. "I was desperate to get into the house. Someone had shot at the cashier, Kakoub Dean. The dust was flying up from the ground around my feet as the bullets hit. The CZ pistol was being repaired by a dealer at the time, and he had sold the Bernardelli shortly before the shootings. Gwyneth Paltrow, 50, and Demi Moore, 60, pose in rare photo together alongside Andrea Riseborough and Michael Morris . CREATIVE. Sandra Hill, who'd moved away from the town, was visiting former school friends. 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