Woolwich shootout

Title

Woolwich shootout

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

23 Nov 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:38

Description

Report on a shootout at Sunbury Street, Woolwich, following a raid on a security van, which ended with one suspect shot dead and one wounded, and a policeman, Dwight Atkinson, shot in the leg. Commander Gerry Plowman explains events and defends the use of firearms. Includes accounts by local residents Stephen Bee and Anne(?) Richards. Female reporter not identified.

Further information

The Guardian (24/11/87), p. 1.

Contributors

Gerry Plowman; Anne(?) Richards; Stephen Bee

Keywords

Deaths; London; Police; Firearms; Robbery; Woolwich; Dwight Atkinson

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