Gillian Frances Morris

14 year old Gillian was shot on the corner of Fraser Street and 11th Avenue. She had been walking home with her friend, Stephen Jones, at around 9.40pm when the shooting occurred. As they were not far from Gillian's home, Stephen ran there to get help. Gillian's father telephoned the Police then rushed to her aid. Police were at the scene within minutes, but Gillian was already dead. A search revealed a young man with a rifle, Francis Raymond Richards, aged 20, dead across the road in Memorial Park. A package of opium was found on his body. He was known to Gillian. It was found that Francis had obtained a licence to purchase the rifle on the same day as the shooting. Source: Tauranga Moana Murders by © Debbie McCauley. https://debbiemccauleyauthor.wordpress.com/history/tauranga-moana-m...