Three found dead at home of gunman who killed six in Krakow, Polish PM says
- 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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Foreign country where mass shooting occurred has strict gun laws - The Daily Bo Snerdley
The gunman responsible for a Krakow, Poland, mass shooting that killed six Saturday was still able to acquire the firearm used in the attack, despite a strict licensing scheme. The gunman, who fired an AR-15 from a vehicle and later engaged police in a shootout, died from his wounds Monday, according to BBC News. The gunman earlier had obtained a firearms license, Agence France-Presse reported. Poland has very stringent licensing requirements, a…
What to know about the Krakow mass shooting
Mass shooting Michal Oksinski, 24, drove his car into Krakow's Main Market Square -- bustling with locals and tourists -- on Saturday afternoon and opened fire. Dressed in military garb and carrying an AR-15 rifle, he shot at random into the crowd before a final battle with police. He was shot, wounded and hospitalised. Three more bodies were found at the suspect's home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, around 150 kilometres (95 miles) northeast of…
Is the terrible violence of Krakow an extreme right terror? The terrorist researcher Peter Neumann sees some ambiguities.
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