Gary Haggarty (born c. 1973) is a former leader of an Ulster Volunteer Force unit in the Mount Vernon area of north Belfast and police "supergrass".
[4] In 2023 he testified at the trial of Loyalist James Stewart Smyth, who was accused of murdering two Catholic workers in 1994.
[5] During the incident, approximately 32 bullets (a full magazine) was fired from a Sten sub machine gun into a parked car with three men inside eating their lunch.
Afterwards, a man dressed in dark clothing (allegedly James Smyth) was then seen running from the scene via a nearby children's playground.
[6] James Smyth was found not guilty of all charges in February 2024, with the judge highlighting inconsistencies between Haggarty's evidence and that of other witnesses.