A man is dead following a shooting incident in Co Carlow this evening.
A child, believed at this stage to be a 9-yr-old girl, was also injured in the incident.
It’s not known at this point whether the child was targeted, caught up in the crossfire or a separate incident.
It’s believed that the man shot several shots, people panicked and ran from the scene.
Gardai raced to the scene and the shopping centre was immediately evacuated.
It’s not yet confirmed, but it’s believed that the man shot himself prior to gardai confronting him.
Locals are claiming that the man had a number of suspicious items strapped to his body – and gardai have now called in the Defence Forces bomb squad to examine the man’s body at the scene.
Anyone with footage is asked to share it with gardai as the investigation begins.
This situation is unfolding.
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