Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say

What the report says

Polish police said the suspected gunman in a mass shooting in Krakow has died in hospital. BBC World News reported that the 24-year-old man was injured after opening fire in the city’s central Main Market Square on Saturday and was shot by armed officers within minutes of the attack beginning. Officials said the rapid police response likely prevented more deaths.

The attack left at least six people dead and several others wounded. The BBC said the confirmed dead include four Polish victims, along with a British national and an Austrian woman. Authorities also found three more bodies at the suspect’s home after the shooting; police later identified them as his father, mother and sister.

According to ministers cited by the broadcaster, early investigations suggest the suspect was inspired by far-right ideologies, though police have not publicly named him. Polish media have reported he may have had a firearms permit and obtained weapons from his family home, but that detail was not confirmed in the BBC report. Sixteen people, including police officers and foreign nationals, were taken to hospital. Poland declared two days of national mourning after the attack, which Prime Minister Donald Tusk described as a cruel assault on lives in Krakow. The incident has raised concern about public safety and extremist violence in Poland.