The events leading to Evan Fitzgerald's death deserve proper scrutiny
Questions arise as to whether controlled delivery of guns was an appropriate way to deal with Evan Fitzgerald, who has been described as a 'vulnerable young man'.
The case of Evan Fitzgerald is not going away, no matter how much some people might wish it so. Mr Fitzgerald was at the centre of a major incident in the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow town on June 1. He produced a shotgun and pretty soon was dead as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was 22, and had, at the time, been before the court on possession of firearm charges. At no point did the gardai claim, or apparently suspect, he had acquired the guns to carry out a criminal act such as robbery. He was due back before the courts a few weeks after he died.
