Editing Bloody Sunday (1972) (section)

===Casualties===
[[File:20111210151725!Bloody Sunday memorial.jpg|thumb|upright|Bloody Sunday memorial in the [[Bogside]]]]
In all, 26 people were shot by the paratroopers;<ref name="CAIN names"/><ref name="CAINBS" /> thirteen died on the day and another died of his injuries four months later. The dead were killed in four main areas: the rubble barricade across Rossville Street, the car park of Rossville Flats (on the north side of the flats), the forecourt of Rossville Flats (on the south side), and the car park of Glenfada Park.<ref name="CAINBS" />

All of the soldiers responsible insisted that they had shot at, and hit, gunmen or bomb-throwers. No soldier said he missed his target and hit someone else by mistake. The Saville Report concluded that all of those shot were unarmed and that none were posing a serious threat. It also concluded that none of the soldiers fired in response to attacks, or threatened attacks, by gunmen or bomb-throwers.<ref name="gov.uk"/>

The casualties are listed in the order in which they were killed.

*'''John''' "'''Jackie'''" '''Duddy''', age 17. Shot as he ran away from soldiers in the car park of Rossville Flats.<ref name="CAINBS" /> The bullet struck him in the shoulder and entered his chest. Three witnesses said they saw a soldier take deliberate aim at the youth as he ran.<ref name="CAINBS" /> He was the first fatality on Bloody Sunday.<ref name="CAINBS" /> Both Saville and Widgery concluded that Duddy was unarmed.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*'''Michael Kelly''', age 17. Shot in the stomach while standing at the rubble barricade on Rossville Street. Both Saville and Widgery concluded that Kelly was unarmed.<ref name="CAINBS" /> The Saville Inquiry concluded that 'Soldier F' shot Kelly.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*'''Hugh Gilmour''', age 17. Shot as he ran away from soldiers near the rubble barricade.<ref name="CAINBS" /> The bullet went through his left elbow and entered his chest.<ref>''Bloody Sunday in Derry: What Really Happened'' {{ISBN|978-0-863-22274-0}} pp. 123–124</ref> Widgery acknowledged that a photograph taken seconds after Gilmour was hit<ref>''Bloody Sunday in Derry: What Really Happened'' {{ISBN|978-0-863-22274-0}} p. 123</ref> corroborated witness reports that he was unarmed.<ref name="WIDGERY" /> The Saville Inquiry concluded that 'Private U' shot Gilmour.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*'''William Nash''', age 19. Shot in the chest at the rubble barricade.<ref name="CAINBS" /> Three people were shot while apparently going to his aid, including his father Alexander Nash.<ref name=savillechapter86>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101103103930/http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/volume05/chapter086/ Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Volume V, Chapter 86], paragraphs 360–364</ref>
*'''John Young''', age 17. Shot in the face at the rubble barricade, apparently while crouching and going to the aid of William Nash.<ref name=savillechapter86/>
*'''Michael McDaid''', age 20. Shot in the face at the rubble barricade, apparently while crouching and going to the aid of William Nash.<ref name=savillechapter86/>
*'''Kevin McElhinney''', age 17. Shot from behind, near the rubble barricade, while attempting to crawl to safety.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*'''James''' "'''Jim'''" '''Wray''', age 22. Shot in the back while running away from soldiers in Glenfada Park courtyard. He was then shot again in the back as he lay mortally wounded on the ground. Witnesses, who were not called to the Widgery Tribunal, stated that Wray was calling out that he could not move his legs before he was shot the second time. The Saville Inquiry concluded that he was shot by 'Soldier F'.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*'''William McKinney''', age 26. Shot in the back as he attempted to flee through Glenfada Park courtyard.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279147/0029_vi.pdf Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry – Volume VI: Events in Glenfada Park North and Abbey Park] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109163915/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279147/0029_vi.pdf |date=9 January 2015 }}. [[The Stationery Office]]. pp.14, 147</ref> The Saville Inquiry concluded that he was shot by 'Soldier F'.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*'''Gerard''' "'''Gerry'''" '''McKinney''', age 35. Shot in the chest at Abbey Park. A soldier, identified as 'Private G', ran through an alleyway from Glenfada Park and shot him from a few yards away. Witnesses said that when he saw the soldier, McKinney stopped and held up his arms, shouting, "Don't shoot! Don't shoot!", before being shot. The bullet apparently went through his body and struck Gerard Donaghy behind him.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*[[Gerard V. Donaghy|'''Gerard''' "'''Gerry'''" '''Donaghy''']], age 17. Shot in the stomach at Abbey Park while standing behind Gerard McKinney. Both were apparently struck by the same bullet. Bystanders brought Donaghy to a nearby house. A doctor examined him, and his pockets were searched for identification. Two bystanders then attempted to drive Donaghy to hospital, but the car was stopped at a British Army checkpoint. They were ordered to leave the car and a soldier drove it to a Regimental Aid Post, where an Army medical officer pronounced Donaghy dead. Shortly after, soldiers found four nail bombs in his pockets. The civilians who searched him, the soldier who drove him to the Army post, and the Army medical officer all said that they did not see any bombs. This led to claims that soldiers planted the bombs on Donaghy to justify the killings.{{refn|group=n|Donaghy was a member of [[Fianna Éireann]], an IRA-linked republican youth movement.<ref name="CAINBS" /> Paddy Ward, a police informer,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/news/death-of-informer-1-2143992 |title=Death of 'informer' |website=Derryjournal.com |access-date=14 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331092559/https://www.derryjournal.com/news/death-of-informer-1-2143992 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> testified at the Saville Inquiry that he gave two nail bombs to Donaghy several hours before he was shot.<ref name="INNES">{{cite news |title=McGuinness is named as bomb runner |author=John Innes |url=http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=628&id=1161662003 |work=The Scotsman |location=Edinburgh |date=21 October 2003 |access-date=18 May 2007 |archive-date=17 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517040723/http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=628&id=1161662003 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Inquiry concluded that the bombs were probably in Donaghy's pockets when he was shot; but that he was not about to throw a bomb when he was shot, and was not shot because he had bombs. "He was shot while trying to escape from the soldiers".<ref name="CAINBS" />}}
[[File:Patrick Doherty Belt.jpg|thumb|Belt worn by Patrick Doherty. The notch was made by the bullet that killed him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Superb-new-look-for-Museum.4816245.jp?articlepage=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120605013415/http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Superb-new-look-for-Museum.4816245.jp?articlepage=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2012 |title=Superb new look for Museum of Free Derrya |publisher=Derryjournal.com |access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref>]]
*'''Patrick Doherty''', age 31. Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety in the forecourt of Rossville Flats. The Saville Inquiry concluded that he was shot by 'Soldier F', who came out of Glenfada Park.<ref name="CAINBS" /> Doherty was photographed, moments before and after he died, by French journalist [[Gilles Peress]]. Despite testimony from 'Soldier F' that he had shot a man holding a pistol, Widgery acknowledged that the photographs show Doherty was unarmed, and that forensic tests on his hands for gunshot residue proved negative.<ref name="CAINBS" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Inquiry urged to identify soldiers |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2004398.stm |work=BBC News |date=23 May 2002 |access-date=16 May 2007 |archive-date=18 December 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021218045607/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2004398.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Bernard''' "'''Barney'''" '''McGuigan''', age 41. Shot in the back of the head when he walked out from cover to help Patrick Doherty. He had been waving a white handkerchief to indicate his peaceful intentions.<ref name="WIDGERY">{{cite web |title=Widgery Report |url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/hmso/widgery.htm |publisher=[[Conflict Archive on the Internet]] (CAIN) |access-date=18 May 2007 |archive-date=23 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923121509/http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/hmso/widgery.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CAINBS" /> The Saville Inquiry concluded that he was shot by 'Soldier F'.<ref name="CAINBS" />
*'''John Johnston''', age 59. Shot in the leg and left shoulder on William Street fifteen minutes before the rest of the shooting started.<ref name="CAINBS" /><ref name="taylor">''Brits'', p. 96.</ref> Johnston was not on the march, but on his way to visit a friend in Glenfada Park.<ref name="taylor" /> He died on 16 June 1972; his death has been attributed to the injuries he received on the day. He was the only fatality not to die immediately or soon after being shot.<ref name="CAINBS" />
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