Murder Victim.
Mr. McKINNEY was one of the fourteen victims of the Bloody Sunday killings in Glenfada Park, Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30th 1972.
Several eyewitnesses agree that when he was shot by a British Army paratrooper he was unarmed and had both hands in the air. This was later borne out by autopsy results. The results also confirmed that he was shot from a distance of about nine feet.
He was 35 Years of age.
Another man, William McKINNEY (no relation), was shot dead whilst trying to give him aid.
James was married and the father of 8 children. His wife was pregnant at the time of his death. They lived at Knockdara House, Knockdara Park, Chapel Road, Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland.
Inquests were held into the death of Gerard James McKINNEY and the 13 other victims and the Coroner, retired British Army major Hubert O'NEILL issued the following statement in August 1973:-
"It strikes me that the Army ran amok that day and shot without thinking what they were doing. They were shooting innocent people. These people may have been taking part in a march that was banned but that does not justify the troops coming in and firing live rounds indiscriminately. I would say without hesitation that it was sheer, unadulterated murder. It was murder".
David Cameron on Bloody Sunday: 'I am deeply sorry'
BBC News 15/06/10
"British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he is "deeply sorry" for the conduct of British soldiers during Bloody Sunday.
Addressing the Commons on the publication of the Saville Report, he described the findings as "shocking" and the conduct of the Army as "unjustified and unjustifiable".
Hundreds gathered in Guildhall Square in Derry as David Cameron delivered the findings which unequivocally blamed the Army.
The report said that the Army fired the first shot of the day in one of the most controversial state killings in the Northern Ireland conflict."
Mr. McKINNEY was one of the fourteen victims of the Bloody Sunday killings in Glenfada Park, Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30th 1972.
Several eyewitnesses agree that when he was shot by a British Army paratrooper he was unarmed and had both hands in the air. This was later borne out by autopsy results. The results also confirmed that he was shot from a distance of about nine feet.
He was 35 Years of age.
Another man, William McKINNEY (no relation), was shot dead whilst trying to give him aid.
James was married and the father of 8 children. His wife was pregnant at the time of his death. They lived at Knockdara House, Knockdara Park, Chapel Road, Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland.
Inquests were held into the death of Gerard James McKINNEY and the 13 other victims and the Coroner, retired British Army major Hubert O'NEILL issued the following statement in August 1973:-
"It strikes me that the Army ran amok that day and shot without thinking what they were doing. They were shooting innocent people. These people may have been taking part in a march that was banned but that does not justify the troops coming in and firing live rounds indiscriminately. I would say without hesitation that it was sheer, unadulterated murder. It was murder".
David Cameron on Bloody Sunday: 'I am deeply sorry'
BBC News 15/06/10
"British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he is "deeply sorry" for the conduct of British soldiers during Bloody Sunday.
Addressing the Commons on the publication of the Saville Report, he described the findings as "shocking" and the conduct of the Army as "unjustified and unjustifiable".
Hundreds gathered in Guildhall Square in Derry as David Cameron delivered the findings which unequivocally blamed the Army.
The report said that the Army fired the first shot of the day in one of the most controversial state killings in the Northern Ireland conflict."
Murder Victim.
Mr. McKINNEY was one of the fourteen victims of the Bloody Sunday killings in Glenfada Park, Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30th 1972.
Several eyewitnesses agree that when he was shot by a British Army paratrooper he was unarmed and had both hands in the air. This was later borne out by autopsy results. The results also confirmed that he was shot from a distance of about nine feet.
He was 35 Years of age.
Another man, William McKINNEY (no relation), was shot dead whilst trying to give him aid.
James was married and the father of 8 children. His wife was pregnant at the time of his death. They lived at Knockdara House, Knockdara Park, Chapel Road, Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland.
Inquests were held into the death of Gerard James McKINNEY and the 13 other victims and the Coroner, retired British Army major Hubert O'NEILL issued the following statement in August 1973:-
"It strikes me that the Army ran amok that day and shot without thinking what they were doing. They were shooting innocent people. These people may have been taking part in a march that was banned but that does not justify the troops coming in and firing live rounds indiscriminately. I would say without hesitation that it was sheer, unadulterated murder. It was murder".
David Cameron on Bloody Sunday: 'I am deeply sorry'
BBC News 15/06/10
"British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he is "deeply sorry" for the conduct of British soldiers during Bloody Sunday.
Addressing the Commons on the publication of the Saville Report, he described the findings as "shocking" and the conduct of the Army as "unjustified and unjustifiable".
Hundreds gathered in Guildhall Square in Derry as David Cameron delivered the findings which unequivocally blamed the Army.
The report said that the Army fired the first shot of the day in one of the most controversial state killings in the Northern Ireland conflict."
Mr. McKINNEY was one of the fourteen victims of the Bloody Sunday killings in Glenfada Park, Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30th 1972.
Several eyewitnesses agree that when he was shot by a British Army paratrooper he was unarmed and had both hands in the air. This was later borne out by autopsy results. The results also confirmed that he was shot from a distance of about nine feet.
He was 35 Years of age.
Another man, William McKINNEY (no relation), was shot dead whilst trying to give him aid.
James was married and the father of 8 children. His wife was pregnant at the time of his death. They lived at Knockdara House, Knockdara Park, Chapel Road, Waterside, Derry, Northern Ireland.
Inquests were held into the death of Gerard James McKINNEY and the 13 other victims and the Coroner, retired British Army major Hubert O'NEILL issued the following statement in August 1973:-
"It strikes me that the Army ran amok that day and shot without thinking what they were doing. They were shooting innocent people. These people may have been taking part in a march that was banned but that does not justify the troops coming in and firing live rounds indiscriminately. I would say without hesitation that it was sheer, unadulterated murder. It was murder".
David Cameron on Bloody Sunday: 'I am deeply sorry'
BBC News 15/06/10
"British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he is "deeply sorry" for the conduct of British soldiers during Bloody Sunday.
Addressing the Commons on the publication of the Saville Report, he described the findings as "shocking" and the conduct of the Army as "unjustified and unjustifiable".
Hundreds gathered in Guildhall Square in Derry as David Cameron delivered the findings which unequivocally blamed the Army.
The report said that the Army fired the first shot of the day in one of the most controversial state killings in the Northern Ireland conflict."
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