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Gunman Who Killed Six in Krakow Dies in Hospital
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In Short: A gunman suspected of killing six people in Krakow's Main Market Square died in hospital after being shot by police.
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A gunman suspected of killing six people in Krakow's Main Market Square died in hospital early Monday, according to Polish police.
The attack began shortly before 3 p.m. Local time (1400 GMT) in Krakow’s historic Main Market Square, a busy central spot popular with tourists.
Three more bodies were found at the suspect's home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, around 150 kilometres northeast of Krakow.
A Krakow police spokesperson said five people were killed and around a dozen others were wounded in the incident.
The gunman was wearing military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest and used a military-type long gun in the attack.
Around 15 million tourists visit Krakow annually, the majority passing through the Main Square.
In the suspect's hometown, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 200 km north of Krakow, police found the bodies of his parents and sister at his home.
A spokesperson for the Prosecutor's Office said it was 'highly likely' that the killings in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski and Krakow were carried out by the same person.
What this adds
The death toll rose to nine after three people were found dead inside the gunman’s home.
Background
The suspect in a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland, that killed six people died in the hospital.
A gunman who killed six people in Krakow's Main Market Square died in hospital after being shot by police.
What's confirmed
- Poland on Sunday launched a terrorism probe as mourners brought candles and flowers to Krakow's cordoned-off Main Market Square in tribute to six people killed by a gunman who authorities said was "fascinated by far-right ideologies".
- Three more bodies were found at the suspect's home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, around 150 kilometres (95 miles) northeast of Krakow.
- A gunman suspected of killing six people in central Krakow, as well as his parents and sister at their home, died in hospital early on Monday, Polish police have said.
- Kraków shooting latest updates: At six people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire on people at Kraków’s historic Main Market Square in Poland on Saturday, November 7, police said.
- A young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in an unprecedented Polish mass shooting has died in hospital, police said on Monday.
- Around 15 million tourists visit Krakow annually, the majority passing through the Main Square.
- Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Daniel Prokopowicz said it was "highly likely" that the killings in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski and Krakow were carried out by the same person, but that investigations were ongoing.
- Katarzyna Cislo, a spokesperson for the Krakow police, told TVN24 that the perpetrator was wearing military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest and he used a military-type long gun in the attack.
- Four women and two men have been killed and 16 others injured in a shooting in Krakow's main market square, according to local authorities.
What's still developing
- The suspect has been detained and taken to hospital, while authorities investigate the circumstances and possible motive behind the attack.
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