CAIN Web Service Violence - List of People Killed by Rubber and Plastic Bullets [CAIN_Home] [Key_Events] [KEY_ISSUES] [Conflict_Background] VIOLENCE: [Menu] [Reading] [Summary] [Background] [Chronology] [Incidents] [Deaths] [Main_Pages] [Statistics] [Sources] Page Compiled: Martin Melaugh Material is added to this site on a regular basis - information on this page may change List of People Killed by Rubber and Plastic Bullets The following information has been extracted from the Sutton Index of Deaths. The list contains brief details of the 17 people who have been killing in Northern Ireland by members of the security forces who were using rubber or plastic bullets (also referred to as baton rounds). The list is in chronological order. Eight of the 17 killed were children. All but one of those killed were Catholics. Rowntree, Francis 22 April 1972 (11) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Shot by rubber bullet, Divis Flats, Belfast. Molloy, Tobias 16 July 1972 (18) Catholic Status: Irish Republican Army Youth Section (IRAF), Killed by: British Army (BA) Shot by rubber bullet during street disturbances, outside Lifford Road British Army (BA) base, Strabane, County Tyrone. Friel, Thomas 22 May 1973 (21) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Died five days after being hit by rubber bullet during street disturbances, Creggan Heights, Creggan, Derry. Geddis, Stephen 30 August 1975 (10) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Died two days after being hit by plastic bullet, Divis Flats, Belfast. Stewart, Brian 10 October 1976 (13) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Died six days after being hit by plastic bullet near his home, Norglen Road, Turf Lodge, Belfast. Donnelly, Michael 09 August 1980 (21) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Shot by plastic bullet at the junction of Leeson Street and Falls Road, Belfast. Whitters, Paul 25 April 1981 (15) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Died 10 days after being shot by plastic bullet, Great James Street, Derry. Livingstone, Julie 13 May 1981 (14) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Shot by plastic bullet while walking along Stewartstown Road, Suffolk, Belfast. Duffy, Henry 22 May 1981 (45) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Shot by plastic bullet while walking along street, Bogside, Derry. Kelly, Carol Anne 22 May 1981 (12) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Died three days after being shot by plastic bullet while walking along Cherry Park, Twinbrook, Belfast. McCabe, Nora 09 July 1981 (30) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Died one day after being shot by plastic bullet, Linden Street, Lower Falls, Belfast. Doherty, Peter 31 July 1981 (36) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Shot by plastic bullet at his home, Divis Flats, Belfast. McGuinness, Peter 09 August 1981 (41) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Shot by plastic bullet outside his home, Shore Road, Greencastle, Belfast. McConomy, Stephen 19 April 1982 (11) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA) Died three days after being shot by plastic bullet, Fahan Street, Bogside, Derry. Downes, Sean 12 August 1984 (22) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Shot by plastic bullet, during anti-internment march, Andersonstown Road, Belfast. White, Keith 14 April 1986 (20) Protestant Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Died 15 days after being shot by plastic bullet, during street disturbances, Woodhouse Street, Portadown, County Armagh. Duffy, Seamus 09 August 1989 (15) Catholic Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Shot by plastic bullet while walking along Dawson Street, New Lodge, Belfast. CAIN contains information and source material on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland. CAIN is based within the University of Ulster. go to the top of this page CAIN Home Page About CAIN Web Site Index of Contents Site Map Frequently Asked Questions Search CAIN Site Contact Details go to the top of this page Last modified : 01/15/2013 08:36:41 © 1996-2013 CAIN
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