Three found dead at home of gunman who killed six in Krakow, Polish PM says
Police say the gunman was influenced by far-right ideology and opened fire from a car, leaving six dead and at least 15 injured.
- On Saturday, a 25-year-old Polish gunman killed six people and injured at least 15 in Krakow's Main Market Square before police shot and subdued him during a confrontation.
- Police discovered three additional bodies at the suspect's home following the attack; Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, citing drone footage, said there is "much to suggest" they were the suspect's immediate family members.
- Senior Constable Jakub Kulik and Senior Constable Artur Moradski confronted the shooter during the rampage, with Prime Minister Tusk calling them "true heroes" who "saved many lives."
- Poland will observe two days of national mourning beginning Sunday and Monday, with Prime Minister Tusk telling a press conference the attack represents "until now in Poland we haven't had such drastic cases of terrorism."
- U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose condemned the violence on X, writing "America stands with Poland at this dark hour," as authorities investigate the suspect's potential far-right motivations.
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Authorities have initiated investigations to clarify the reasons for this "tragic event"
Poland in shock after 6 die in Krakow mass shooting
KRAKOW — A Polish gunman likely influenced by far-right ideology killed six people in the main square of the southern city of Krakow before police shot and arrested him, officials said on Saturday, adding that three more bodies were found in his home. The scenes of blood and bodies strewn across the historic heart of one of Poland's main tourist attractions shocked a nation that has long viewed itself as safer than western European neighbours th…
Lunatic who killed 6 in Poland mass shooting held ‘ultranationalistic’ views, authorities say
A Polish man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and injuring 15 others before police shot and wounded him, authorities said. The attack, which Poland’s defense minister described as an “act of terror,” happened in Main Square, which is in the heart...
Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski also announced that the suspect was 24 years old and came from the town of Swietokrzyskie. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the bodies found in his residence were apparently "members of his close family."
A shooting in a town square in Krakow, Poland, has left six people dead, while police found three more bodies at the home of the perpetrator, who they described as a far-right extremist.
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