Sean Graham bookmakers' shooting

Sean Graham bookmakers' shooting
Part of the Troubles
The scene of the attack
Location	132–134 Ormeau Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°35′07.8″N 5°55′22.7″W / 54.585500°N 5.922972°W / 54.585500; -5.922972
Date	5 February 1992 14:20 (GMT)
Attack type	Mass shooting
Deaths	5 civilians
Injured	9
Perpetrator	Ulster Defence Association (South Belfast Brigade)

On 5 February 1992, there was a mass shooting at the Sean Graham bookmaker's shop on the Lower Ormeau Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Members of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a loyalist paramilitary group, opened fire on the customers with an assault rifle and handgun, killing five civilians and wounding nine. The shop was in a Catholic and Irish nationalist area and all of the victims were local Catholics. The UDA claimed responsibility using the cover name "Ulster Freedom Fighters", saying the shooting was retaliation for the Teebane bombing, which had been carried out by the Provisional IRA less than three weeks before. A later investigation by the Police Ombudsman found that the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) had engaged in "collusive behaviour" with UDA informers involved in the attack.