A shooting incident occurred at Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow, leaving a nine-year-old child with a non-life-threatening leg injury. The shooter, believed to have fired multiple shots, was declared dead at the scene, and a suspicious device was found, prompting the Army bomb squad's involvement. Gardaí responded promptly, evacuating the area and assuring that there was no ongoing threat to public safety. Local officials urged calm as the community grappled with the shocking events on a typically busy bank holiday Sunday.
"Gardaí are currently at the scene of an incident at a retail premises in Carlow town. The alarm was raised shortly after 6.15pm."
"At this time, there is no further concern for public safety," added Gardaí in their statement.
"The community is in shock at such a disturbance on a bank holiday Sunday. The town was busy, and my friend heard three gunshots go off."
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