Sixteen bullets were subsequently found to have been fired from the IRA weapons in the engagement, with 220 fired from the British Army's weapons. A subsequent coroner's inquest in 1993 failed to establish with certainty which side had opened fire first.
After an engagement, 16 bullets were discovered to have originated from IRA firearms, compared to 220 fired by British Army weapons.  A coroner's inquest held in 1993 could not conclusively determine who opened fire first.