Hoddle Street Massacre - Timeline of Events

Timeline of Events

Below is a timeline of events which occurred on 9 August 1987 during the drama.

• 9.29pm - Having consumed around ten pots of beer at a local pub, Knight leaves his mother's house armed with

• a .22 calibre Ruger rifle,
• a 12-gauge pump-action Mossberg shotgun and
• a 7.62x51mm calibre Norinco M14 military rifle

• Positions himself on raised platform behind billboard at corner of Ramsden and Hoddle streets (streetview/map), Clifton Hill

"When police arrived, it was still very hard to see where Knight was firing from, and over the next two to three hours he continued to wound and kill passers-by,"

• 9.30pm - Knight fires at passersby using the Ruger rifle with Scope
• 9.35pm - Knight fires at passersby using the Mossberg shotgun
• 9.37pm - First police unit arrives at the scene in Hoddle Street
• 9.39pm - Knight fires at passersby using the M14 rifle
• 9.44pm - First ambulances arrive at the scene in Hoddle Street
• 9.45pm - Knight withdraws from the Hoddle Street scene
• 9.46pm - Knight fires 3 shots at police car "Northcote 253"
• 9.48pm - Police Helicopter "Air 495" arrives over Clifton Hill
• 9.59pm - Knight fires a shot at Constable Colin Chambers on the Northcote end of the Queens Parade/High Street bridge, which grazes his side
• 10.05pm - Knight fires 3 shots at Police Helicopter "Air 495", forcing it to land on nearby Knott Reserve
• 10.13pm - Knight cornered in McKean Street, Fitzroy North, and fires his final shots at police
• 10.14pm - Out of ammunition, Knight surrenders and is arrested by police