This section doesn’t currently include any content. Add content to this section using the sidebar.

Image caption appears here

Add your deal, information or promotional text

Press Photo Police at scene where shooting happened

Every photo in our collection is an original vintage print from a newspaper or news service archive, not a digital image. Please see our FAQ for more information.

Description
24-5-57 Man goes berserk with shotgun in Sydney. Kills one, wounds two â Charles Spittiri, a Maltese migrant went berserk with a shotgun in Sydney, Australia, shooting dead a man, wounding a woman and a detective, then fell dead from a bullet from the wounded policemanâs gun. The crazy gunman was at bay in a house for six hours. Photo Shows: Fellow police officers strive desperately to staunch the blood pouring from the shotgun-shattered arm of heroic young detective, Ken Gilmour, who shot dead the maniacal Maltese killer after the Sydney, Australia gun battle. Gilmourâs upper was almost pulped.

Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.

Photo is dated 5-24-1957.

This item is an original collectible vintage print from a news archive, not a digital download or reproduction. Please see our FAQ for more information.

Photo back:

Add to Wishlist

Search