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PANIC ERUPTED AT THE FAIRGREEN SHOPPING CENTRE IN CARLOW AROUND 6.15PM WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE, SENDING SHOPPERS FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES. CHIARA FIORILLO News Reporter 21:00, 01 Jun

2025Updated 21:23, 01 Jun 2025 A man has died and a child has been injured after a terrifying shooting unfolded at a packed shopping centre in Ireland this evening. The incident occurred at

the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow at around 6.15pm. Sources have said the man fired several shots in the busy shopping centre, sending shoppers fleeing for their lives, reports the

Mirror. A man was confirmed to have died and a child was injured. The PA news agency understands that the dead man’s wounds were self-inflicted. The body of the man remains at the scene but

will not be removed until the area has been declared safe. Article continues below Local police, the ambulance and fire service raced to the shopping scene, which was evacuated. A large

cordon has now been put in place. Shocking reports suggest the gunman may have shot himself, the Irish Mirror reports. Sources have also claimed the man appeared to have some

"suspicious items" strapped to himself. Now, police have reportedly called in the Defence Forces bomb squad to examine the man's body. A spokeswoman for the police force said:

"Gardaí are currently at the scene of an incident at a retail premises in Carlow town. The alarm was raised shortly after 6:15pm. The premises has been evacuated and the scene is

preserved. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team has been requested to attend. "At this time, there is no further concern for public safety. Anyone who may have recorded

footage of the incident is urged not to share it on social media platforms or messaging apps, but instead to provide it to Gardaí at Carlow Garda Station. JOIN THE DAILY RECORD WHATSAPP

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Station at 059-9136620 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111. No additional information is available at this time. Further updates will follow."