During the aggressive confrontation, the armed officer shot Cherry, leaving her serious injuries. Mother-of-six, Cherry Groce, 38, at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, after she was shot (Picture: PA Archive/PA Images)As word of the shooting spread across south London, skirmishes broke out and escalated, leading to two days of protests and riots. Demonstration march through London in support of Cherry Groce (Picture: Bill Cross/ANL/ShutterstockHer youngest son, Lee, was just 11 when the police raided their home and shot his mother in front of him. He said she had told officers ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t feel me legs’ after the gun was discharged. Lee told Metro: ‘The uprisings in 1981 had a huge impact on the community, which I felt gave momentum to the second uprisings four years later.