What we know about the Krakow shooting that left six people dead

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Nov 8, 2026
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AI GeneratedA gunman killed six people and injured 15 in Krakow's main square on Saturday, prompting a terrorism probe by Polish authorities. The 24-year-old suspect, dressed in military attire, targeted random pedestrians before being wounded and detained by police. He is believed to be influenced by far-right ideologies. A two-day period of national mourning has been declared.
Poland has launched a terrorism probe after a gunman opened fire in
Krakow's main square on Saturday, killing six people and injuring 15.
Early on Sunday, people laid candles at the site of the attack,
which was sealed off with red and white tape.
Dressed in military attire,
the 24-year-old Polish man drove a car onto the popular tourist square
and began to aim at random people, police said.
After an exchange of fire with police,
the suspect was wounded, detained and taken to hospital,
while a large number of other weapons
and ammunition were found in his vehicle.
The man left his car at an intersection
and started shooting at the officers with a semi-automatic rifle,
wounding two officers, according to police.
Poland's interior minister said
the gunman appeared to hold very radical views
and was fascinated by far-right ideologies.
On Saturday evening, authorities announced that a further three bodies,
two women and a man, had been discovered at the suspect's home,
later confirming they were his immediate family members
and suffered gunshot wounds.
A two-day period of national mourning began at midnight
on Sunday with national flags flown at half-mast.
