Event    From 28/9/1985  To 30/9/1985

1985 Brixton Riot

Categories: Race Issues, Tragedy

It was sparked off by the shooting of Dorothy Groce by the Metropolitan Police. They were looking for her son Michael in relation to a suspected firearms offence, and believed he was hiding in his mother's house. After two days of riots, photo-journalist David Hodge had died, 43 civilians and 10 police officers were hurt. Amongst a number of fires, one building had been destroyed, 55 cars had been burnt out, and 58 burglaries had been committed including acts of looting.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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