Gardaí say post mortem completed on body of man who died in incident on Kildare border

A post-mortem has been completed this evening on the body of a man in his 40s who died from a gunshot wound in a tragic incident at Wolfhill close to the Kildare/Laois border yesterday.

The medical examination was carried out by Dr Linda Mulligan from the Office of the State Pathologist at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.

A Garda spokesman added: "The Garda investigation continues into all the circumstances of the death.

"Gardaí are not looking for anyone else in relation to the investigation."

The man died from the gunshot wound after his wife and son fled a rural farmhouse after a suspected domestic incident yesterday.

He was alone in the property at the time of his death.

The area around the farmhouse, which is about 15 minutes from the Laois/Kildare border,  was sealed off by Gardaí for several hours.

It is understood a family member alerted officers to the emergency situation.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) have been notified of the investigation as is the protocol when there is a fatality during a Garda operation.