Ghorman Massacre

Extinction

A group of activists were protesting Imperial taxation on the planet Ghorman in the Sern sector. Captain Wilhuff Tarkin's warship was blocked by peaceful protesters who stood on the ship's landing pad and refused to move. With implied permission from Palpatine, Tarkin landed the ship right on the protesters. An overwhelming majority were killed instantly, while hundreds were severely injured, many of them later dying from the resulting injuries. Only a lucky few escaped the ordeal with their lives intact, but almost all sustained horrific psychological damage.