1980s 1990s On 28 March 1991 a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, shot dead three Catholic civilians at a mobile shop in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

On 3 March 1991, it carried out a gun attack on a pub in Cappagh, County Tyrone, killing three Provisional IRA members and a Catholic civilian.

[3] On the evening of 28 March 1991, three girls—Eileen Duffy (19), Katrina Rennie (16) and Jamie Smith (14)—were working in a mobile shop parked in Drumbeg, a mainly-Catholic estate in Craigavon.

A blue van pulled up and a UVF gunman got out; he was wearing a black balaclava, a military-style jacket and carrying a 9mm Browning pistol.

[4] It claimed the mobile shop was "owned by known IRA killer John Jenkinson", stating that "Republican businesses and their staff" were "legitimate targets".

[5] There were claims the owner of the mobile shop had been harassed by British soldiers of the local Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) for refusing to serve them.

[3] Eileen's brother Brendan Duffy was one of the first at the shop after the attack, he described the scene: Brian Frizzell was lying in a pool of blood.

The three men, two Catholics and a Protestant, were shot after leaving work when their cars were stopped by UVF members (see 1991 Craigavon killings).

[9] Harper had told police interrogators that Portadown man Alan Oliver was the killer, and named Anthony McNeill as also being involved, but neither have been charged.

[10] At the same time, the Sunday Life newspaper revealed that Oliver had met the police Historical Enquiries Team, telling them he would be willing to confess to his crimes if given immunity from prosecution.