Dorothy then saw her son with a gun in his hand and called to him, saying, Stop Michael. Write by: . 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. Mrs Jackson had known Ryan all of his life. After killing his mother, Ryan walked across the school playing field, firing randomly. Trevor can't move out to his own place. And strictly speaking, it was not his responsibility; Froxfield, though just outside Hungerford, was in Wiltshire rather than Berkshire and beyond the jurisdiction of Thames Valley Police. His father, Alfred Henry Ryan, a government building inspector, was known for being a perfectionist and was 55 when Ryan was born.His mother, Dorothy Ryan, was over 20 years younger than her husband and was 34 when she had her only son. One man was injured. It seemed that whilst he was in the midst of a murderous rampage, he still felt the need to protect children. Eventually, shots were heard coming from John O'Gaunt School. Both recreational and agricultural shooting were normal occurrences in the area. Adding to the sound of gunfire in the area was the fact that the Thames Valley firearms squad were in training, about 40 miles away. She shouted at him, saying, Is that you making that noise? The Hungerford Report led to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988, which banned the ownership of semi-automatic centre-fire rifles and restricted the use of shotguns with a magazine capacity of more than two rounds. Ryan had killed 16 people, including his mother, and wounded 15 others. ", Trevor Wainwright still lives in Hungerford. Their inability to defend themselves against their bullies means that shame, guilt, anger, hate and the need for revenge builds inside them. I knew I had to be the strong one of the family, I knew Ivor wouldn't cope.". Maybe he was distracted; maybe he enjoyed the power of sparing Mrs Wainwright's life. AETNUK All Rights Reserved. "They couldnt cope. It started with an assumed attempted sexual assault, but Ryan went on to kill many close acquaintances in his hometown. Sent them away.". It was market day in Hungerford, a balmy Wednesday, 19 August 1987. Instead she found Ryan, who shot her once. It was his gun cupboard. Thirty years since the Hungerford tragedy. A few days after the murders, Mr Wainwright - who had carried out the routine checks for Ryan's firearms licence - was astonished to see the Today newspapers front page splash. Mrs Godfrey was killed at about 12:30 BST and Mrs Dean was shot at just five minutes later at the petrol station. It was Jane, PC Wainwright's then-wife. "I effectively put myself on duty and thought because of my local knowledge I could show the armed response team the back routes around the town. He's dead. It wasnt long before investigators discovered, via ballistics analysis, that her death was connected to those that happened subsequently in Hungerford that afternoon. He became a skilled shooter and member of two gun clubs. George White was driving Ivor Jackson back from work. Watched by neighbours, he went into the house and muffled shots were heard. Ryan then abandoned his M1 carbine in the Memorial Gardens. Whilst she waited for help to arrive, she watched Ryan jog up and down the road, shooting at anything that moved. What happened in the woods is the clue to why the shootings happened, Prof Jackson believes. Two more vehicles driving along the road were shot at. He was John Storms, 49, a washing machine engineer who had been called out to Hungerford Park Farm on business. Victims were taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon. Ryan said he would not exit the building until he had news of his mothers condition.Some of the things Ryan shouted out the window to Brightwell were, Hungerford must be a bit of a mess; If only the police car hadnt turned up. Robert, his frightened son, escaped by jumping over a fence into the neighbouring school, whilst the rest of the family literally ran for their lives. The Hungerford Massacre on August 19, 1987, saw 16 people killed in a. Trevor Wainwright says he is "haunted" by his father's death. Moving closer, he noticed the rear window of the police car had been shot out. An elderly neighbour, Dorothy Smith, 77 years old and deaf in one ear, had come out into the street to see what all the noise was about. A 27-year-old unemployed local labourer, Michael Robert Ryan, armed with several weapons including an AK-47 rifle and a Beretta pistol, shot and killed sixteen people including his mother, and wounded fifteen others, then fatally shot himself. His real passions were cars and guns. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visits Hungerford the day after the attack, Mrs Thatcher meets police and people affected by the incident, This aerial shot shows people fleeing the attack, A Floral tribute outside Hungerford Town Hall, A shocked policeman cradling a young girl after her father was brutally murdered, Graham Brunsden was one of many who risked their lives trying to help the victims, Vicar in church with people praying in Hungerford, Janet Mason whose parents, pensioners Roland and Sheila Mason, were among those killed, along with her husband, two children and brother Chris, Marlyne Vardy at the funeral of husband Eric, Police attend a press conference the day after the incident, Dorothy and Alfred Ryan, parents of murderer Michael Ryan. Ambulances lined the main street. This seemed to fit the profile of Michael Ryan. Having murdered Mrs Godfrey, Ryan headed back to Hungerford in his Vauxhall Astra GTE, stopping at Froxfield filling station. When PC Wainwright heard it was Michael Ryan from South View, he couldn't put a face to the name. 6 were already dead.". hungerford massacre photos. I probably did three or four of these checks a week. Dean called both her husband and the 999 emergency services. It's testament to her own strength of mind that she did. Ryan had been targeting people he happened across in streets and gardens. He liked to think of himself as a soldier, skilled at surveillance without being seen himself. Dorothy Ryan, Michaels mother, was a lunchtime supervisor at the primary school where Mrs Jackson worked. After the murders, though, visitors were less satisfied by remaining in the attractive main street. She scrambled into her house, where she collapsed and her mother immediately called an ambulance. "In fact, I first thought it was another lad who lived there. The local Hungerford police station was in the process of being renovated and had only two telephone lines working on that day. He says he was helped by a discovery made at the post-mortem examination - that his father had developed lung cancer. Although many neighbours described Mr Ryan as a pleasant man, there were rumours he was especially strict with his son. It was the same school he had attended more than a decade before. His victims included his own mother and police officer Roger Brereton - who was later posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. Crossing the street, shooting as he went, Ryan strode towards 60 Priory Road, the home of Victor and Myrtle Gibbs and blasted open the front door with his semi-automatic rifle. "What he did was the ultimate taking back of control. The British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, travelled to Hungerford on Sunday, 23 August 1987. "He was going to set fire to his mother's house and drive away, leaving the police to believe he'd died in the fire.". However, Prof Jackson said it was likely Ryan had intended to do so. Ryan immediately turned to Alan Lepetit, a coalman who had helped install the Chubb steel cabinet for Ryans firearm collection. Former mummy blogger Clemmie Hooper is facing a midwifery misconduct hearing - three years after she confessed to trolling other influencers on a gossip forum. Shotguns had to be registered and were required to be kept in secure storage. This seemed to fit the profile of Michael Ryan. The beauty spot near Marlborough is a popular place with dog walkers, picnickers and ramblers. Say the name Hungerford and most people will associate the town with the events of Wednesday, 19 August, 1987.