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Krakow Gunman Dies; Motive Still Unclear, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors say the attack involved legally held firearms and remains under investigation for possible terrorist intent.
- On Monday, police confirmed that 24-year-old suspect Michal Oksinski died in the hospital following Saturday's shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square that killed six people and wounded about 15.
- Investigators discovered Oksinski's parents and sister dead at their family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, expanding the death toll to nine. Authorities seized 11 firearms from the home and vehicle, all matching permits held by Oksinski and his father.
- Polish officials classified the shooting as an act "constituting a terrorist offence." Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski alleged the gunman was fascinated by far-right ideology, a claim Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski rejected as a "blatant lie."
- Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday, with Krakow's mayor declaring a period of mourning through Wednesday. Residents and visitors gathered at a makeshift memorial in the Main Market Square to light candles honoring the victims.
- Deadly shootings remain extremely rare in Poland, a nation of 38 million people. The recovery of 11 legally held firearms has prompted officials to scrutinize licensing and storage regulations to determine if any warning signs reached authorities before the attack.
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Investigators are analyzing whether the perpetrator of the Krakow shooting had connections to political circles or groups that could have influenced his views, Polish Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Zurek said on Tuesday on local public service channel Radio Kraków.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Attack in Krakow: Six people killed, numerous others injured. Investigators are looking for the motive and possible background of the crime.
·Essen, Germany
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The 24-year-old attacker died in the hospital after being injured by the police; the prosecution investigates whether he acted motivated by extremist ideology, but rules out conclusive evidence of his political ties
·Vicente López, Argentina
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