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{{Person|title1 = Michael Robert Ryan|image1 = Michael Robert Ryan.jpg|real_name = Michael Robert Ryan|weapon_used = Norinco Type 56, M1 Carbine, Beretta 92FS|born = May 18<sup>th</sup>, 1960|death = August 19<sup>th</sup>, 1987|cause_of_death = Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound|fate = Deceased}}'''Michael Robert Ryan''' (May 18<sup>th</sup>, 1960 - August 19<sup>th</sup>, 1987) was the perpetrator of the Hungerford Massacre, one of the worst [[Mass Shooting|mass shootings]] in the UK's history. Ryan was believed to be suffering from schizophrenia and had amassed a collection of firearms, including an AK clone while they were legal to own in the United Kingdom. Using these weapons, he took the lives of sixteen people over the course of a sporadic rampage which culminated in his own suicide. | {{Person|title1 = Michael Robert Ryan|image1 = Michael Robert Ryan.jpg|real_name = Michael Robert Ryan|weapon_used = Norinco Type 56, M1 Carbine, Beretta 92FS|born = May 18<sup>th</sup>, 1960|death = August 19<sup>th</sup>, 1987|cause_of_death = Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound|fate = Deceased}}'''Michael Robert Ryan''' (May 18<sup>th</sup>, 1960 - August 19<sup>th</sup>, 1987) was the perpetrator of the Hungerford Massacre, one of the worst [[Mass Shooting|mass shootings]] in the UK's history. Ryan was believed to be suffering from schizophrenia and had amassed a collection of firearms, including an AK clone while they were legal to own in the United Kingdom. Using these weapons, he took the lives of sixteen people over the course of a sporadic rampage which culminated in his own suicide. | ||
Ryan was an unemployed labourer and antiques dealer. He was born at Savernake Hospital in Marlborough, Wiltshire, near Hungerford, Berkshire, on 18 May 1960. His father, Alfred Henry Ryan (born January 6, 1905), was 55 years old when Michael was born. Alfred died in Swindon in May 1985 at the age of 80. At the time of the shooting, Ryan lived with his mother, Dorothy (born May 17, 1924), a dinner lady at the local primary school. He had no siblings. There was extensive press comment on this, suggesting the relationship was "unhealthy" and that Ryan was "spoiled" by his mother. A Guardian headline described Ryan as a "mummy's boy". Ryan was a bachelor and had no children. | Ryan was an unemployed labourer and antiques dealer. He was born at Savernake Hospital in Marlborough, Wiltshire, near Hungerford, Berkshire, on 18 May 1960. His father, Alfred Henry Ryan (born January 6, 1905), was 55 years old when Michael was born. Alfred died in Swindon in May 1985 at the age of 80. At the time of the shooting, Ryan lived with his mother, Dorothy (born May 17, 1924), a dinner lady at the local primary school. He had no siblings. There was extensive press comment on this, suggesting the relationship was "unhealthy" and that Ryan was "spoiled" by his mother. A Guardian headline described Ryan as a "mummy's boy". Ryan was a bachelor and had no children. | ||
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