Home · World · Nov 9 archive

Gunman who killed 6 in Poland's Krakow square dies in hospital after police shootout

1:56 PM ETConfirmedShare via:          

World Desk

In Short: The accounts agree that the gunman was arrested after the attack, died in the hospital, and was found to have killed six people in Krakow and three more at his home.

Poland Terror Attack Breakdown: What Really Happened in the Kraków Shooting?. Lost Second Bell

Police announced on Monday that the gunman, who had been hospitalized after being shot by officers, had died, according to Al Jazeera and NBC News.

The 24-year-old Polish man was arrested on Saturday after opening fire in Krakow’s historic main square, a popular tourist destination, as reported by Al Jazeera and the BBC.

The gunman carried out the attack in full military fatigues and wore “many different emblems” that investigators are still examining, as a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior and Administration told Polish media, per Al Jazeera.

Prosecutors opened an investigation into an “act of terrorism,” and Poland’s interior minister said the suspect was fascinated by “far-right ideologies,” according to Al Jazeera and NBC News.

The square is a major tourist destination in Krakow, and several foreigners were among the dead and wounded, as noted by Al Jazeera.

The gunman killed six people and wounded 15 others in the attack, as reported by Fox News and NBC News.

Government spokesperson Adam Szlapka told Polish broadcaster TVN24 that it was “best to refrain from making comments” about the gunman’s political views until the matter was fully clarified, even if there were “some initial indications,” as quoted by NBC News and Dubaieye1038.

Separately, Karolina Galecka told radio TOK FM that the patches on the gunman’s uniform were associated with various motifs currently being analyzed by specialists, as reported by Saudigazette.

At least five people were killed and 12 others wounded in the shooting, according to Trtworld, which also noted that the gunman was “neutralised” by police officers and transported to hospital.

Around 15 million tourists visit Krakow annually, the majority passing through the Main Square, as confirmed by Aol and Irishexaminer.

Katarzyna Cislo, a spokesperson for the Krakow police, told TVN24 that the perpetrator was wearing military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest and used a military-type long gun in the attack, as reported by Irishexaminer and Abc.

One of the dead was a British citizen, and Poland's prime minister said three other people were also found dead at the shooter's home, as noted by Abc.

Background

What's confirmed

• Prosecutors on Sunday opened an investigation into an “act of terrorism”, and Poland’s interior minister said the suspect was fascinated by “far-right ideologies”.
• 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.
• 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.

What's still developing

• 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.

Sources

• Al Jazeeralink
• BBClink
• NBC Newslink
• Saudigazettelink
• Trtworldlink
• The Indian Expresslink
• Dubaieye1038link
• Aollink
• Jpostlink
• Irishexaminerlink
• Abclink
• Peoplelink
• DWlink
• WarpBeat — background on Poland mass shooting assailant dies in hospital, police say link
• WarpBeat — background on At Least Six Killed in Krakow Shooting link
• Lost Second Bell — video link
• Metatron — video link