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Hyde Park shooting at field day alarms London
A stray musket ball in Hyde Park wounded Mr Oxley, a Navy Office clerk, during Grenadier Guards exercise. The incident sparked rumors while royal and public figures gathered at Drury Lane Theatre. An officer Happren confessed, describing his troubled motive and lack of accomplices, as investigators probed the near-fatal event and the Royal Family’s safety.
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