[PAR] [TLE] 1987 in the United Kingdom [SEP] Events from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom.  At the beginning of the year, the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy Terry Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon and remained a hostage until 1991.  The major political event of this year was the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in June, making her the longest continuously serving Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in the early 19th century.  The year was also marked by a number of disasters — the sinking of the ferry MS "Herald of Free Enterprise", the Hungerford massacre, the "Great Storm", the Remembrance Day Bombing and the King's Cross fire. [PAR] [TLE] Hungerford massacre [SEP] The Hungerford massacre was a series of random shootings in Hungerford, Berkshire, United Kingdom, on 19 August 1987, when Michael Robert Ryan, an unemployed antique dealer and handyman, fatally shot 16 people, before taking his own life.  The shootings, committed using a handgun and two semi-automatic rifles, occurred at several locations, including a school he had once attended.  A police officer died in the incident, and many people were injured.  15 other people were also shot but survived.  No firm motive for the killings has ever been established, although one psychologist has theorised Ryan's motive for the massacre had been a form of "anger and contempt for the ordinary life" around him, which he himself was not a tangible part of.
[PAR] [TLE] 1987 in the United Kingdom [ SEP ] Events from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom . At the beginning of the year , the Archbishop of Canterbury 's envoy Terry Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon and remained a hostage until 1991 . The major political event of this year was the re - election of Margaret Thatcher in June , making her the longest continuously serving Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in the early 19th century . The year was also marked by a number of disasters — the sinking of the ferry MS " Herald of Free Enterprise " , the Hungerford massacre , the " Great Storm " , the Remembrance Day Bombing and the King 's Cross fire . [PAR] [TLE] Hungerford massacre [ SEP ] The Hungerford massacre was a series of random shootings in Hungerford , Berkshire , United Kingdom , on 19 August 1987 , when Michael Robert Ryan , an unemployed antique dealer and handyman , fatally shot 16 people , before taking his own life . The shootings , committed using a handgun and two semi - automatic rifles , occurred at several locations , including a school he had once attended . A police officer died in the incident , and many people were injured . 15 other people were also shot but survived . No firm motive for the killings has ever been established , although one psychologist has theorised Ryan 's motive for the massacre had been a form of " anger and contempt for the ordinary life " around him , which he himself was not a tangible part of .
What is the name of the person who shot 16 people during a disaster in 1987 in the United Kingdom?
What is the name of the person who shot 16 people during a disaster in 1987 in the United Kingdom ?
Michael Robert Ryan
Michael Robert Ryan