Hungerford massacre - Armed police response

Title

Hungerford massacre - Armed police response

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Sep 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Assistant Chief Constable Charles Pollard of Thames Valley Police, on the armed police response during the Hungerford Massacre, where the gunman, 27-year-old Michael Robert Ryan, shot and killed sixteen people including his mother, and wounded fifteen others, then fatally shot himself (19/08/87). Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Police; Homicide; Policing practice; Firearms; Hungerford; Michael Ryan

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