IRA volunteers opened fire on his car as he arrived home.
All eight IRA volunteers, along with a civilian, were killed.
The three IRA volunteers had been killed in a field overlooking his home.
He was shot at close range by IRA volunteers using assault rifles.
There were no casualties on either side, and all the IRA volunteers got away successfully.
Three IRA volunteers were also killed in the action.
Two IRA volunteers noticed the advancing troops and opened fire.
Some of the players become IRA volunteers, and another is knee-capped.
Far more common than the killing of IRA volunteers however, was their imprisonment.
The IRA volunteers took up positions in the low rocky hills on either side of the road.