Gunman Who Killed Six in Central Kraków Dies in Hospital
The 24-year-old man who shot six people dead in central Kraków on Saturday and was wounded in a shootout with police has died in hospital, police said on Monday. Investigators believe he killed nine people in total.
A man who shot six people dead in the centre of the Polish city of Kraków on Saturday, and who was himself wounded in an exchange of fire with police, has died in hospital. Regional police announced this on Monday morning on the social platform X, calling him the person responsible for the tragic events.
According to the authorities, the gunman was 24 years old and had reportedly been "fascinated by far-right ideologies". Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the shooting as a terrorist attack.
Victims
Six people were killed in the shooting, including two foreign nationals, and 15 others were wounded.
Investigators believe the death toll is higher. In their assessment, the man killed nine people in total. The remains of three people were found at his home, which is about a two-hour drive from Kraków. They were his parents and his sister.
The source does not give further details on the motive for the attack or on how the investigation will proceed.
