'No Criminal Offence' by Gardaí in Fitzgerald Shooting

Fiosrú finds no fault by gardaí in death of Evan Fitzgerald at Carlow shopping centre

Investigation was restricted ‘exclusively’ to the events in the shopping centre

No Garda misconduct found over response to fatal shopping centre incident

Evan Fitzgerald fired shots into the air in a Co Carlow shopping centre before later taking his own life

Garda watchdog finds no wrongdoing by gardaí who responded to Carlow shopping mall shooting

On 1 June 2025 Evan Fitzgerald discharged a number of shots inside the Fairgreen Shopping Centre.

'No criminal offence' by gardaí in Fitzgerald shooting

The investigation by Fiosrú, the Police Ombudsman, into the fatal shooting of Evan Fitzgerald in Carlow last year has found that gardaí did not commit any criminal offence or breach of discipline.

Second officer-related shooting fatality under investigation

Independent law enforcement agencies are investigating last week’s officer-involved shooting outside of Clearwater, in which a Kooskia man died.