1993 Jolimont Centre siege
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The Jolimont Centre, located in Canberra
, the Australian Capital Territory
was the home of the Department of Industrial Relations.
In November 1993 an event known as the "The Jolimont Centre siege" took place resulting in the serious wounding on one person and the death of another over the course of two hours. The centre was set on fire and extensive damage was caused by a lone gunman.
, Australia
in an apparent revenge attack on his estranged wife. Ruizdiaz threw several petrol bombs and shot at the responding fire brigade and police officers.
During the two hour siege Ruizdiaz shot at police and rescue workers using his 12-gauge shotgun before setting fire to the building and killing himself. The fire and explosions hampered rescue and police efforts and caused several million dollars worth of damage to the centre.
Two local radios stations and numerous employees were inside the centre at the time requiring tactical police to assists in their evacuation. After several explosions resulting in the street being showered with broken glass Australian Federal Police
Special Operations Team
wearing breathing apparatus entered the centre locating the deceased gunman with shotgun wounds to his stomach and his body badly burned.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
was the home of the Department of Industrial Relations.
In November 1993 an event known as the "The Jolimont Centre siege" took place resulting in the serious wounding on one person and the death of another over the course of two hours. The centre was set on fire and extensive damage was caused by a lone gunman.
Events
About 7:30am on 29 November 1993 47 year-old Felipe Ruizdiaz shot and wounded local pool manager, Geoff McGibbon at the Dickson Swimming Pool in Canberra before crashing his utility vehicle rigged with petrol and gas canisters through the front glass walls of the six story Jolimont Centre, home of the Department of Industrial Relations in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in an apparent revenge attack on his estranged wife. Ruizdiaz threw several petrol bombs and shot at the responding fire brigade and police officers.
During the two hour siege Ruizdiaz shot at police and rescue workers using his 12-gauge shotgun before setting fire to the building and killing himself. The fire and explosions hampered rescue and police efforts and caused several million dollars worth of damage to the centre.
Two local radios stations and numerous employees were inside the centre at the time requiring tactical police to assists in their evacuation. After several explosions resulting in the street being showered with broken glass Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police
The Australian Federal Police is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. Although the AFP was created by the amalgamation in 1979 of three Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, it traces its history from Commonwealth law enforcement agencies dating back to the federation of...
Special Operations Team
Specialist Response and Security
The Specialist Response and Security Team is the Special Operations and Police Tactical Group of the Australian Federal Police having responsibility for tactical and specialist operations within the Australian Capital Territory...
wearing breathing apparatus entered the centre locating the deceased gunman with shotgun wounds to his stomach and his body badly burned.