It was sparked by the shooting of Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce by police, while they sought her son Michael Groce in relation to a suspected firearms offence; they believed Michael Groce was hiding in his mother's home.
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Stephen Frears' 1987 film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid opens with an incident very similar to the Groce shooting.
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