The massacre that changed Melbourne

REMEMBERING MELBOURNE'S HODDLE STREET MASSACRE

* August 9, 1987

* 19-year-old Julian Knight used two rifles and a shotgun

* Seven people killed and 19 injured in 38 minutes

* Hoddle Street is at the inner-north suburb of Clifton Hill

* Dubbed the crime that changed Melbourne forever

* Knight downed 10 beers at a pub before the evening shooting spree

* Police and ambulance officers became targets as they arrived at the scene

* Knight surrenders when out of ammunition

* Gunman blames the Army for his actions after being discharged

* "They trained me to kill and I killed" - Knight tells journalist

* Knight jailed for life in 1988, with a minimum of 27 years

* In 2014 the Victorian government changed the law, preventing Knight's release unless on his deathbed or too frail to harm others