Pic: Daily Mail / Hungerford Massacre 1987. Dean reported later that when she looked Ryan in the face, it seemed as if he was not even aware of her and was looking right through her. The event became known as the Hungerford massacre. The police were not certain if Ryan had shot himself or just fired off a round. In less than an hour, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 12 of their classmates and 1 teacher, injuring 24. I believe Ryan had probably been fantasising about it on a low level, but the events that day - and his personality type - led to it. For more stories of the worst people on earth, visit our . He's dead. Mrs Jackson noticed he was holding a gun in each hand. Knowing his way around the streets, he had tried to drive home by another route. I thought I was safe.". Bob Barclay, a local builder and nearby resident, risking his own life, bravely ran out and dragged Storms from his car, managing to half crouch and half run with Storms into the safety of his garden. The local police station had only two working phone lines that day and the police helicopter was being repaired, delaying its deployment. Dr Yardley and Prof Jackson both believe that Ryan did not "snap" and carry out the killings. But Ryan had moved. The result was police were often up to 40 minutes behind his movements. Prof Craig Jackson believes Ryan had a sexual motive. Maybe he was distracted; maybe he enjoyed the power of sparing Mrs Wainwright's life. Popular cab driver, Marcus Bernard, 30, was en route to visit his wife and newborn son in the local hospital. Some more minor details of that fateful day in 1987 vary in the different accounts but all agree that it will remain in memory as one of the worst gun crimes in British history.Sir Charles Pollard, Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police from 1991 2001, commented, The realisation that this could happen in fun-loving England, where we dont have guns and the police arent armed it changed policing and it changed society forever.. It was one of the young Ryan's favourite places, where he enjoyed tracking wildlife through the undergrowth and practising survival skills. Police in action during a Gun siege in Hungerford, Berkshire. "He used to wear camouflage gear, that sort of thing. When PC Wainwright heard it was Michael Ryan from South View, he couldn't put a face to the name. In his right hand, tied to his wrist with a bootlace, was his Beretta pistol. Read about our approach to external linking. The Jacksons had loved their home on South View, with its large garden, and were in the process of buying it. He was John Storms, 49, a washing machine engineer who had been called out to Hungerford Park Farm on business. He also wanted to know if his dog had been found and if they had located his M1 carbine and its magazine, as he didnt want the children to find it and hurt themselves. It's difficult. Ian Playle, the last victim to be fatally shot, had in fact been warned of the danger in South View by police. Then she phoned the building firm where her husband Ivor was a bricklayer, and asked for a message to be passed on. Chief Inspector Lambert had sent Sergeant Paul Brightwell and his team of eight officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit to investigate the school, unaware that this was indeed the exact location of the killer. They'll do what we did. AETNUK All Rights Reserved. "Members of the public were in the station with the police. ", Several of Derek and Mary Whiting's relatives were shot. That was possibly even worse than hearing it the first time.". Ryan has also been documented on internet sites devoted to mass murder. She said: 'Oh no Ivor, not you.'". This seemed to fit the profile of Michael Ryan. Mr Gibbs tried to protect his wife, who was a wheelchair user. Michael Ryan was just so, so insignificant. Read more: Amazing archive photos show the changing face of Reading in the 1960s, Read more: Caversham Park Village from the air 50 years ago. "I rushed back to check on Jane and on the way I saw smoke coming up from South View [a nearby street]. 6 - George White Prof Jackson says violence towards his mother would fit in with Ryan's psychological profile as a narcissist who could not cope with being disobeyed, disagreed with or challenged. After the murders, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 was passed following a report commissioned by then-Home Secretary Douglas Hurd. They warned ground units to set up a roadblock around South View, to stop any drivers entering the area, although they had no idea what Ryan would do next. As they drove down Priory Road, Ryan shot at their car and Playle died from a single bullet wound to the neck from the Beretta. He liked to think of himself as a soldier, skilled at surveillance without being seen himself. The Killing Spree That Changed UK Gun Laws: Hungerford Massacre (Crime Documentary) | Real Stories Real Stories 5.92M subscribers Subscribe 3.4K 462K views 3 years ago Explores the case of. Not academically gifted nor particularly driven, Ryan was unremarkable at school. Michael Ryan went on the rampage through the Berkshire town of Hungerford in 1987 shooting 16 people dead and wounding 14 others. Ryan was well-known for driving "like a bat out of hell" - the only time he had been in trouble with the police was for breaking the speed limit. The Hungerford Massacre on August 19, 1987, saw 16 people killed in a rampage by gunman Michael Ryan. S02:E04 - Peter Sutcliffe - the Yorkshire Ripper. They keep meaning to frame it and put it up on the wall. If only my car had started. Plot summary Add synopsis Genres Documentary 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. Lance Corporal Carl Harries, 21, a young off-duty soldier and veteran of the Falklands War, was on his way into town, to pick up a radiator hose, when he walked into the midst of the massacre. The Housing Department of Newbury District Council made accommodation available for those residents of South View who found themselves homeless after the fires Ryan had started. He sprayed their car with 11 bullets, Ivor Jackson was shot three times in the chest and once in the head and White was shot too, dying as their car smashed into the police car Ryan had shot at earlier. Further delays were caused by the firearms squad being in training about 40 miles away. Another, Eric Vardy, was killed. He tried pulling the trigger twice more, but both times the rifle failed to fire. All I could think of was the dogs. "She was dead on the ground, on her front just by the drive of our house. //-->