Murder & homicide · 1987 · 1980s

The Hungerford Massacre

On 19 August 1987 Michael Ryan shot dead sixteen people, including his mother, in and around the Berkshire town of Hungerford before taking his own life. The massacre led directly to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988, which banned semi-automatic rifles in Britain.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.