Man dies after fatal shooting in Leitrim garda station

A man has died following a shooting incident shortly before 10am at a Garda station in Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim.

A man has died following a shooting incident shortly before 10am at a Garda station in Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim.

The man, a recently retired Garda, is believed to have been at the station in relation to his former role.

According to a Garda spokesman the incident involved an official firearm and no other member of the force was involved.

The man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The state pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy has been notified and a post mortem examination is due to take place tomorrow morning at Sligo General Hospital.

The Garda Síochana Ombudsman Commission are investigating the incident.