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Gunman Who Killed 6 in Krakow Dies in Hospital
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In Short: The alleged shooter who killed six people in a shooting spree in Krakow, Poland, died Monday in a hospital after a shootout with police.
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The gunman, a 24-year-old man, was hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday's shooting in Krakow's historic Main Market Square.
The death toll rose to nine after three more bodies were found inside the gunman's home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 150 kilometers northeast of Krakow.
The gunman is suspected of killing his parents and sister at his family home before carrying out the attack in Krakow.
Police spokespersons described the incident as taking place in Krakow's historic main square, where the gunman killed six people and wounded more than a dozen.
The gunman held far-right views, though investigators have not publicly established a motive for the attack.
People gathered on Monday in the main square in Krakow to commemorate the victims of the shooting.
What this adds
The gunman's death marks the end of a tragic event that shocked Poland and the world.
Background
The gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a shooting spree in Krakow, Poland, died in a hospital on Monday.
The suspect in a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland, that killed six people died in the hospital on Monday, police said.
What's confirmed
- The suspect, who was wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, drove into Krakow's historic Main Square on Saturday before opening fire, according to authorities.
- Police also discovered the bodies of the suspect's mother, father and sister at the family's home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, roughly 93 miles northeast of Krakow, per reporting from The Associated Press.
- The gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a shooting at a crowded square in Poland died Monday after being shot by police during the attack, authorities said.
- KRAKOW, Poland — The 24-year-old gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a Polish city square died in a hospital on Monday, police said.
- Al Jazeera said the gunman killed six people and wounded more than a dozen in central Krakow last week, and it described the attack as taking place in the city’s Krakow historic main square.
- 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.
What's still developing
- The alleged shooter who went on a shooting rampage in the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday has died two days after being critically wounded by officers, police said on Monday.
- The man drove past the square in Krakow's Old Town, an area of Poland 's second-largest city visited by many tourists, and carried out the shooting.
- WARSAW — A gunman suspected of killing at least six people during a deadly rampage in the Polish city of Kraków on Saturday has died in hospital, police said.
- The suspect has since been shot by police and is being taken to hospital, according to local cops, who confirmed a major operation was underway following the incident.
- Picture: AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel A gunman opened fire in a market square in the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday, leaving six people dead and at least 15 injured, authorities said.
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