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The Walsh Street police shootings was the 1988 murder of two Victoria Police officers, Constables Steven Tynan, 22, and Damian Eyre, 20. The officers were responding to a report of an abandoned car when they were gunned down about 4.50am in Walsh Street, South Yarra (a Melbourne suburb), on 12 October 1988.〔(Revisiting the Walsh Street murders ), The Age, 1 October 2005〕 Four men, Victor Peirce, Trevor Pettingill, Anthony Leigh Farrell and Peter David McEvoy, were charged with murder and later acquitted by a jury in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Two other suspects, Jedd Houghton and Gary Abdallah, were shot and killed by Victoria Police before being brought to trial.〔(Walsh Street revisited ), Green Left, 27 May 1992〕 During 2005, Wendy Peirce, widow of Victor, gave an interview to the mass media. In this interview, she admitted that her late husband had planned and carried out the murders and that he was actually guilty as charged.〔(Coming Clean ), The Age, 1 October 2005〕 The Walsh Street police shootings are mentioned several times in ' and are portrayed in slightly fictionalised form in the feature film and book ''Animal Kingdom''. The events also form an important part of the narrative of the Australian drama Killing Time. ==Prior events== On 11 October 1988, Peirce's best friend, Graeme Jensen, was fatally shot by police in Narre Warren.〔 Jensen had been under observation by the Victoria Police Armed Robbery Squad, who had planned to arrest him in connection with an armed robbery and murder. Police followed Jensen to a local store. Three cars containing eight detectives attempted to block Jensen in as he left the store; but one of the cars was delayed by passing traffic, allowing Jensen to drive through. Police later gave sworn evidence that they saw Jensen brandish a firearm. Police yelled at Jensen to stop, one detective yelled: "He's got a gun." Jensen was then shot dead. His car crashed into a roadside pole. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walsh Street police shootings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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