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Poland mass shooting assailant dies in hospital, police say
Confirmed
In Short: The suspect in a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland, that killed at least six people died in the hospital on Monday, according to police.
The 24-year-old suspect, who was reportedly inspired by far-right ideologies, was shot and wounded by police after opening fire in central Krakow on Saturday.
The suspect was from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, a town of just under 60,000 people in southeastern Poland.
In addition to the six people killed, the shooting left 12 others wounded.
Poland launched a terror probe into the shooting, and prosecutors were preparing six murder charges.
The city of Krakow, the second-largest in Poland, began two days of national mourning following the attack.
The shooting comes amid a rise in gun ownership in Poland since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.
Very little has been revealed about the shooter, and investigators are still examining the emblems he wore during the attack.
What this adds
The shooting in Krakow is the latest in a series of violent incidents in Poland, including a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka that left seven people injured.
The incident in Krakow is unprecedented in Poland's history, with officials noting that such drastic cases of terrorism have not been seen before.
What's confirmed
- The suspected shooter was shot and wounded by police, authorities said.
- The man who opened fire in a public square, killing six people in a suspected far-right terror attack in Kraków, Poland, has died, police said early Monday.
What's still developing
- Seven people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka, north-eastern Poland, police said on Wednesday, adding that the attacker had been detained.
- STARACHOWICE: The young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland’s unprecedented mass shooting appeared to be highly skilled in military-style marksmanship, the spokesperson for his sports shooting club said on Sunday.
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