Notable Events
Tile Hill was a scene of carnage on 19 December 1988 when the local branch of Midland Bank was raided by two armed robbers. When police responded and pursued the raiders, one of them shot dead 29-year-old officer Gavin Carlton and wounded his colleague Leonard Jakeman as the pursuit reached Torrington Avenue. The gunman, 22-year-old David Fisher, then broke into a house in nearby Earlsdon where he was surrounded by armed officers before shooting himself dead.
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