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Thursday 12 April 2018

The New Zealand shooting, Aramoana Massacre (New Zealand shooting)

Topic

In social studies, we have finished our Black plague topic and can now choose our own disaster these could be shootings or stuff like oil spills. I decided to do the Aramoana Massacre. It is a shooting that happened in a small town called Aramoana near Dunedin.

Causes

The massacre happened on 13 November 1990 the shooter was 33-year old David Gray. There were 14 deaths including David Gray and 3 injuries. Both his parents died his father first and then his mother, his mother's death greatly affected him said his sister. He was always interested in militarily books getting them from a place for seven years before he threatened an employee with what looked like a shotgun in a box. 

Leading up to the disaster his mental state worsened he alienated his only friends, shortly before the shooting he went to a bank and got a 2$ fee which greatly annoyed him. He then bought a gun for 100$, he then went to get food but the pie he ordered was cold he got mad about it and was then kicked out of the store.

The start

It began at 7:30 pm about a supposed argument about a dog in the movie it makes it seem that it was about one of the daughters accidentally going on his property to get to the garage. David Grey and his old best friend Garry Holden then began arguing until David Gray walked back into his house got his gun brought it out and then shot Holder several times and then fatally in the head while he was on the ground. Nearby were Holdens 2 children Chiquita, Jasmine and his girlfriends adopted child Rewa. The 3 children saw their dad die and ran into the garage desperate to survive they hid under a table but David Gray burst the door open with his gun looking for the children. He found Chiquita and shot her once the bullet lodging into her abdomen she managed to run out of the house sprinting for her mother's house while running past her dead dad.

Gray then proceed to light the house on fire with the 2 others inside it is unknown if they were burnt alive or shot, their bodies were found charred in the house. Once she got to her mother she told her what happened and realized her daughter was still trapped there. They quickly drove they're but were shot at, they could see that the house was already on fire meaning her 2 daughters were probably dead.

The fire 
David Gray set fire to the house which caused most of the deaths. People would come to the house believing there was a fire they needed to help with. Once they would approach David Grey would shoot at them killing them.

Anti Terrorist Squad

The next day an Anti-Terrorist Squad was sent they went from house to house throwing tear gas in and waiting for him to run out. They finally found the house he was in as he started to shoot through a mattress he put up. Several officers were hit during this. Tear gas was then thrown in and he ran out screaming kill me fing kill me you bastards. they attempted to restrain him but he acted like a wild animal breaking handcuffs multiple times.

Here is my presentation on a Google slide. It has a bit more information on certain things including the victims. Any feedback? What do you think about why not give me some feedback in the comments?
 

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