Elder was the right-hand man of Joe Bratty , the officer in command of the UDA 's south Belfast Brigade during the early 1990s , a period of intense UDA activity . He was charged in relation to the Sean Graham shooting on the lower Ormeau Road in 1992 . He had been identified as one of the gunmen by numerous witnesses . Elder was charged for his involvement in the attack although all charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence
Sean Graham shooting
Sean Graham bookmakers' shooting
Raymond Elder