Man dead and child injured after shooting incident at shopping centre

A antheral has died and a kid has been near injured aft a shooting incidental astatine a buying centre successful Co Carlow.

The incidental happened astatine the Fairgreen Shopping Centre successful Carlow municipality astir 6.15pm.

It is understood that the dormant man's wounds were self-inflicted.

The miss received attraction from paramedics astatine the country but did not necessitate infirmary care, constabulary said. It is unclear however her injuries were sustained, they added.

The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad has been requested to be the country arsenic a precaution.

The assemblage of the antheral is inactive astatine the country and volition not beryllium removed until the country has been declared safe.

The buying centre has been evacuated, and a ample cordon is successful place.

Police, ambulance and occurrence services are astatine the scene, and a chopper was hovering overhead.

A constabulary spokesperson said: "At this time, determination is nary further interest for nationalist safety."

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