Ryan then walked into Priory Road, where he found Sandra Hill, 22, driving her red Renault 5, with the window down and the music blaring. Find Hungerford Michael Ryan stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 6 - George White Police were still hunting for the gunman in their midst. The popular weekly market attracted many people and was an event enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. 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. It banned the ownership of semi-automatic firearms and pump-action weapons and made registration mandatory for shotgun owners. George White and PC Roger Brereton were in their cars when they were shot. "It's difficult to ascertain exactly how much he planned it, but I think it was well in advance and right down to minor details," says Dr Yardley. He saw Mr White and Mr Jackson in the car and Mr Clements - who had been walking his dog with his family - lying dead on the footpath. "I just thought: 'They dont want outsiders. Your dad's been shot. The town had long been a tourist destination. "If he had the choice - to die from a horrible disease like that, or be shot, I know he'd choose the bullet. "She tried to tell Michael to stop and he shot her at close range," Mr Jackson adds. He even persuaded the police to grant him a licence to own more powerful firearms. Sixteen people were killed and 15 more were seriously injured in what was the UK's worst mass. Ambulance driver Hazel Haslett arrived minutes later. The fact was that they were prevented from entering the danger zone, for fear of being shot themselves. The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who was on holiday in Cornwall at the time, was notified of the events and kept informed via a special phone line from Downing Street. I mean, there's no legitimate reason anyone would need to have a Kalashnikov - but it was legal. Ryan immediately turned to Alan Lepetit, a coalman who had helped install the Chubb steel cabinet for Ryans firearm collection. He returned to South View to find bodies on the ground and was asked by police to identify them. There he announced that he had commissioned a report on the massacre from the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, Colin Smith. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. Still shooting, Ryan then walked to the end of the road, went along a footpath and made his way across some playing fields. Then the radio announced the names of some of the people whod been shot, but didn't say if they were dead or alive. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) "There was a picture of my dad, dead in a car with a blanket over him. Ms Haslett reversed rapidly and she and her partner escaped with only minor injuries. Ryan hadnt stopped there, though. He took the firearms, packed the pockets of his flak jacket with ammunition and marched off down the road. He was shot three times in the groin and the leg with the AK-47 rifle and died where he fell. On that day, 27-year-old Michael Ryan shot dead sixteen people, including an unarmed police officer and his own mother. Dorothy Ryan, Michaels mother, was a lunchtime supervisor at the primary school where Mrs Jackson worked. Prof Jackson's colleague at Birmingham City University, Dr Elizabeth Yardley, has a different theory. The open-air service outside the town hall was attended by over 60 percent of the population of Hungerford and the principal sermon preached by Right Honourable Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury.Apart from the numerous local and international newspaper articles written about the Hungerford Massacre and Michael Ryan, there were also several books. South View became a popular haunt for tourists. Witnesses report that at this point, Ryan seemed disgusted with the rifle and threw it onto the ground. Not able to stand by and idly watch people suffer, he had repeatedly risked his life to help a number of victims, giving first aid where he could and solace to those having lost loved ones. Susan Godfrey was shot dead in Savernake Forest. Sent them away.". Ryan had murdered 16 people and seriously injured 15 more, but his whereabouts were unknown. Police in action during a Gun siege in Hungerford, Berkshire.
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