Highbury gunmen siege

Title

Highbury gunmen siege

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Dec 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:04:17

Description

Barbara Groom reports on a siege in Highbury, North London, where an armed police unit forced two young gunmen holed up in Blackstock Road to surrender, five hours after they looted an off-licence with a shotgun. Includes interviews with Commander Granville(?) Jackson, Scotland Yard (interviewer: Malcolm Brabant); Tim Mahony, Scotland Yard; Jackie O’Shea, off-licence worker; Steven Cook, 15-year-old eyewitness.

Contributors

Malcolm Brabant; Barbara Groom; Granville Jackson; Jackie O’Shea; Steven Cook; Tim Mahony

Keywords

London; Police; Criminals; Sieges; Guns; Firearms; Highbury; Off-licences; Blackstock Road

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