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1987


Victims and survivors

  • Judith Anne Morris, 19
  • Julie Faye McBean, 20
  • Annunziata "Nancy" Avignone, 18
  • Warren David Spencer, 29
  • Michael Francis McGuire, 38
  • Marianne Jacoba Van Ewyk, 38
  • Catherine Mary Dowling, 28
  • Rodney Gerard Brown, 32

All died of gunshot wounds.

Brown was still alive when police arrived on the scene but later died. The doctor who performed several of the autopsies told the inquest that even had Brown been taken to a neurological unit within 15 minutes of being shot, his chances for survival would have been "very slight".

Tony Gioia and Frank Carmody were awarded the "Star of Courage" for conspicuous bravery. Clare Chalkley and Donald McElroy received commendations for bravery.

Many survivors suffered posttraumatic stress.