US EditionMisinformation Around Carlow Shooting 'Shocking'
- A 22-year-old man from Kiltegan, County Wicklow, named Evan Fitzgerald, died after discharging a shotgun inside a shopping centre in Carlow on Sunday evening.
- The incident began when Fitzgerald discharged multiple shots into the air before fatally shooting himself while being challenged by armed gardaí amid a busy shopping environment.
- No other individuals were shot, but a child suffered a minor injury to her leg after falling while escaping, and counselling has been made available to both staff and members of the public affected by the incident.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin condemned the widespread misinformation online, noting false claims of seven deaths and emphasizing regulatory efforts to address dangerous lies without undermining freedom of speech.
- The event prompted calls from public figures for clearer safeguards on firearm access and highlighted the need for urgent action against disinformation to prevent public disquiet and protect communities.
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A JUDGE insists that he had “nothing to rule on” when Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald was granted bail last year as he said: “I have to set the record straight.” Judge Desmond Zaidan was sitting at Naas District Court today where he hit out at media reports, sensational headlines and misinformation following Fitzgerald’s death on Sunday. He explained investigators in the case consented to releasing Fitzgerald from custody under strict conditions i…
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Misinformation, including false claims that up to nine people had been shot, spread rapidly after a man opened fire in a Carlow shopping centre on Sunday before taking his own life.
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