A loyalist paramilitary attack on a Catholic-area bookmakers in Belfast killed three civilians and wounded thirteen during the Northern Ireland conflict.
Key Facts
- Date
- 14 November 1992
- Perpetrator group
- Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
- Civilians killed
- 3 people
- Civilians wounded
- 13 people
- Target
- James Murray's bookmakers, Oldpark Road
- Weapons used
- Assault rifle and grenade
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary organisation, targeted a bookmakers on the Oldpark Road located in a Catholic and Irish nationalist area of Belfast. The attack was part of a broader pattern of sectarian violence during the Northern Ireland conflict, in which loyalist groups frequently targeted Catholic civilians.
On 14 November 1992, a UDA gunman opened fire on customers inside James Murray's bookmakers with an assault rifle while an accomplice threw a grenade into the shop. All victims were local Catholics. Three people were killed and thirteen others were wounded in the attack.
The shooting drew comparisons to the Sean Graham bookmakers' attack carried out by the UDA earlier in 1992, highlighting a recurring tactic of targeting Catholic civilians in bookmaking shops. The incident added to the mounting civilian death toll in Belfast and intensified scrutiny of loyalist paramilitary violence during the period.