Michael Ryan
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Michael Ryan was the British gunman responsible for the 1987 Hungerford massacre, one of the deadliest mass shootings in UK history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hungerford massacre | 0 |
| Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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United Kingdom Act of Parliament ⓘ mass murderer ⓘ mass shooting ⓘ spree killer ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 27 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by firearm ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1987-08-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-08-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventPrimaryLocation | Hungerford, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventStartLocation | Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Michael Robert Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| influenced | tightening of UK gun control laws ⓘ |
| killedOwnMother | true ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the gunman in one of the deadliest mass shootings in UK history ⓘ |
| ledTo | Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | died before trial ⓘ |
| location | Hungerford, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | control of semi-automatic rifles in the UK ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| notableFor | perpetrating the Hungerford massacre ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsInjured | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsKilled | 16 ⓘ |
| occupation |
labourer
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unemployed ⓘ |
| perpetrated | Hungerford massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Michael Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hungerford, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hungerford, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Hungerford, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significance | one of the deadliest mass shootings in UK history ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Beretta pistol
NERFINISHED
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M1 Carbine NERFINISHED ⓘ Type 56 rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ automatic rifle ⓘ handgun ⓘ semi-automatic rifle ⓘ |
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