| Avenue Bar shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
  | |
| Location | Union Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 15 May 1988 14:20 (GMT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | vz. 58 assault rifles |
| Deaths | 3 civilians |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Ulster Volunteer Force |
The Avenue Bar shooting occurred on 15 May 1988 as the Ulster Volunteer Force launched a gun attack on the Avenue Bar on Union Street in the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing three Catholic civilians and wounding six others. The bar was close to the Unity Flats complex and as a result was frequented mostly by Catholics.