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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 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. His exact motive remains unknown, though severe mental illness is suspected. | {{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 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. His exact motive remains unknown, though severe mental illness is suspected. | ||
22 years later in 2009, a similar shooting happened in when 28-year-old Michael | 22 years later in 2009, a similar shooting happened in when 28-year-old [[Michael McLendon]] went on a killing spree in Geneva County, Alabama before killing himself. | ||
[[Category:Mass Shooters]] | [[Category:Mass Shooters]] | ||
[[Category:Mentally Ill]] | [[Category:Mentally Ill]] | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 31 July 2019
Michael Robert Ryan (May 18th, 1960 - August 19th, 1987) was the perpetrator of the Hungerford Massacre, one of the worst 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. His exact motive remains unknown, though severe mental illness is suspected.
22 years later in 2009, a similar shooting happened in when 28-year-old Michael McLendon went on a killing spree in Geneva County, Alabama before killing himself.