Poland in mourning after deadly mass shooting in Krakow

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Nov 9, 2026
People fleeing for their lives in a popular tourist area in Krakow.
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A man fired randomly into crowds on Saturday
from the window of a car he was driving,
targeting the city's main square, hitting restaurants and shops.
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Six people were killed and 15 others injured,
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including five foreign nationals.
Polish officials say it's an act of far-right terrorism.
back.
I heard gunshots, then behind me,
bodies lying on the ground, says this witness.
This is how it ended. Captured on security cameras.
The suspect crashing his car, then a shootout with police until
the gunman and an officer collapsed to the ground.
Bystanders rushed in to help,
including off-duty surgeons out for lunch nearby.
If my colleague hadn't applied pressure to the officer's wound
with his bare hands, says the surgeon, he would not have survived.
Two police officers were seriously hurt
but emerged from comas on Sunday.
The suspect, a 24-year-old Polish national,
remains in critical condition.
Police searched his home and found three more bodies,
his mother, father and sister.
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I'm honestly at a loss for words,
says this neighbor who knew the suspect since childhood.
Police say they found 11 firearms on the scene and at the house.
The suspect and his father held gun licenses, police say.
Some details remain unconfirmed,
like the identity of the suspect and most of the victims.
No, try again, yeah, just wish you had.
Poland's prime minister declaring two days of national mourning.
The morning after,
some waking up feeling their home has forever changed.
It's never happened, that stuff in Poland,
so this is really hard to me.
Krakow's town square has reopened to the public.
The area, once full of families and tourists,
now with memorials for the dead.
Jennifer Yoon, CBC News, Toronto.
