Gunman suspected of killing six people in Polish city of Krakow has died, police say
- On Monday, the 24-year-old gunman who killed six people in Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday died in the hospital after succumbing to wounds sustained during a shootout with police.
- Authorities discovered the bodies of the suspect's parents and sister at his family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, 93 miles from Krakow, suggesting the violence was premeditated and expanding the terrorism investigation's scope.
- About 15 people were wounded in the attack, including two police officers who remain hospitalized, while off-duty surgeons Michal Pedziwiatr and Mateusz Wierdak provided life-saving care without protective gear.
- Prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation into the shooting, yet government officials appeared to backtrack Monday on initial claims that far-right ideology motivated the attack, citing insufficient evidence.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the shooting the deadliest in Poland since 1989, heightening public anxiety ahead of Wednesday's Independence March as political polarization between the government and nationalist opposition deepens.
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What we know about Michał Oksiński, the gunman behind the Kraków mass shooting
On November 7, Michał Oksiński, a 24-year-old Polish man, shot and killed his parents and sister, then opened fire on passersby in central Kraków. Six people were killed and 15 were injured. Police shot and wounded Oksiński, who later died at a hospital. Polish authorities have called the attack an act of terrorism, but the gunman’s motive remains unclear. Oksiński left no note or manifesto explaining why he carried out one of the deadliest mass…
Polish leaders join silent march in memory of Krakow shooting victims
Thousands of people joined a silent march in Krakow, Poland, on Monday to honor the six people killed in a mass shooting in the city two days earlier.President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk walked alongside mourners and placed candles
In the Polish Cracow, tens of thousands of people were thinking of the victims of the firearms attack on Saturday with a march of silence.
In a funeral march in the city centre, the hostile leaders of the Polish state take part. The speculations about the background of the act make the people baffled.
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