Krakow mass shooting suspect dies in hospital, Polish police say
The 24-year-old gunman who killed six people at Krakow's main square has died of his injuries as prosecutors pursue a terrorism investigation.
By Marina Weber ·
The man accused of killing six people and wounding more than a dozen others in central Krakow last week has died in hospital, police in Poland said.
"We inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died this morning in the hospital," police wrote in a post on X early Monday.
The assailant, a 24-year-old Polish man, was shot by police officers and arrested within minutes after he opened fire on people at Krakow's historic main square from his car on Saturday. The square is a major tourist destination in the country's second-largest city, and several foreigners were among the dead and wounded.
Investigators also discovered the bodies of the suspect's sister, mother and father at the family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city northeast of Krakow. Authorities said they likely died from gunshot wounds.
Prosecutors on Sunday opened an investigation into an "act of terrorism", and Poland's interior minister has said the suspect was fascinated by "far-right ideologies".
An interior ministry spokesperson told Polish media that the man carried out the attack in full military fatigues and wore "many different emblems" that investigators have "partially examined and interpreted". She added that the patches are associated with "various motifs" and are being analysed by specialists.
Four women and two men were killed in the shooting. Three of the women and one of the men were Polish, authorities said, while a man from the United Kingdom and a woman from Austria were also among the dead.
The two police officers who stopped the gunman, in actions authorities hailed as heroic, remain in hospital. Both were conscious by Sunday afternoon.
Five foreigners are among the wounded, coming from the United Kingdom, Portugal, Russia, Germany and Austria.
Krakow draws millions of tourists each year, and the city's Main Square is often bustling with activity. On Sunday, mourners laid candles and flowers alongside bullet holes at the square.
