The man who fired shots into the air in a Carlow town shopping centre before taking his own life, was described previously in court as having a “fascination” with firearms.
The description was made when he appeared before court on gun charges and was granted bail.
He had allegedly bought guns on the darknet, including a G3 Heckler & Kock machine gun, a Remington M1911 handgun and two types of ammunition, which were discovered during a Garda operation in Co Kildare.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman, for the Garda Eastern Region, said gardaí responded to the scene on Sunday evening to see a large number of people running from the shopping…