Officer wounded in Kraków shooting asked about his partner first after waking from coma
Polish police officer Artur Morański, seriously wounded in the 7 November shooting attack in Kraków, reportedly asked whether his partner Jakub Kulik was alive as his first words after emerging from a coma. The report comes from Visegrad24.
Artur Morański, a Polish police officer seriously wounded in the 7 November shooting attack in Kraków, asked "Is Kuba alive?" as his first words after waking from a coma. He was asking about the condition of his colleague and partner, Jakub Kulik. The information was published by Visegrad24, a news and commentary outlet covering Central and Eastern Europe.
What happened
Morański and Kulik were the officers who pursued the attacker and neutralised him. Both suffered serious gunshot wounds. Kulik was hit by three bullets, while Morański was wounded in the chest and arm area. Both officers were hospitalised and treated, including surgery.
How it is being assessed
Visegrad24 stresses that Morański's first reaction after the coma was concern for his partner's life rather than his own condition. According to the source, the officers' actions are regarded as heroic: they risked their lives to stop the attacker and prevent an even higher number of victims.
In Poland, both officers have received high state awards for courage and for sacrificing themselves for public safety.
The news of Morański's first words after the coma appeared on 9 November in a Visegrad24 post on the X platform.
