Chilling update after Aldi shopper shot dead at checkout in front of horrified customers

A SICK gunman shot his terrified ex-girlfriend dead in an Aldi after she dashed into the store to get away from him. The mum-of-two was gunned down by her former boyfriend at the supermarket checkout before he turned the gun on himself. NewsflashA gunman shot dead his ex-girlfriend in an Aldi supermarket[/caption] NewsflashVictim Irina Gibert, aged 53, was murdered by her ex in the German supermarket[/caption] NewsflashThe shooting took place in Schwalmstadt-Treysa, 60 miles northeast of Frankfurt[/caption] Victim Irina Gibert, 53, had fled into the branch of Aldi in the central German region of Hesse on Tuesday, June 7 at around 1pm when she realised her former boyfriend was following her. But as she begged staff for help, the jilted ex, 58, followed her into the supermarket in the town of Schwalmstadt-Treysa, home to around 8,500 people some 60 miles northeast of Frankfurt. One eyewitness told local media she “ran into the supermarket and yelled loudly for help”. The heroic Aldi branch manager stepped in between the pair as the man burst in. No data found But he was forced to step away after the gunman pulled out a rapid-fire pistol and shot Irina four times. He then turned the gun on himself in front of horrified shoppers. The manager – identified only as Y in local media – is said to be receiving psychiatric counselling. Irina is believed to have met her killer online and dated him for several months before breaking off the relationship last February. Most read in News PIERS MORGAN Why is language being de-gendered to avoid upsetting trans people? CROC TERROR Huge 15ft crocodile stalks terrified Brits at popular beach resort LIFE'S A BEACH Idiot council has closed our beach to DREDGE it on hottest week of the year STRUCK OFF Teacher sacked after letting pupils pose TOPLESS for classroom photoshoot MIGHTY JUNGLE We're 'living in a slum' as 'jungle' garden is SO overgrown it blocks windows LAST OF THE SUMMER WHINE Moment raging shopworker smashes hundreds of bottles of wine The night before she was murdered, she contacted emergency services to say her ex-boyfriend was threatening her in her apartment, the German newspaper Bild reports. Three police cars were sent to her home, but officers allegedly dismissed the case and said her ex was behaving “inconspicuously and calmly”. Irina also reportedly filed a complaint against her ex for assault, coercion and stalking just hours before her death. Customers said the gunshots sounded like glass smashing in the supermarket and didn’t realise what had happened. No one else was hurt in the shooting. Read More on The Sun WAITING PAIN I was slapped with a £70 parking fine while I waited to get MARRIED RUFF OFF Beauty fans rave about £6 ‘miracle’ anti-dandruff shampoo A police spokesman said at the time: “According to matching witness statements, a man first shot a woman in the market and then apparently took his own life immediately afterwards. “According to initial investigations, there are currently no indications of the involvement of third parties.” NewsflashIrina is said to have broken off her relationship with her killer in February[/caption]