The suspected gunman behind the Krakow terror attack has died in hospital, police said, two days after six people were shot dead in the Polish city’s Main Square.
A British man was among those killed in Saturday afternoon’s shooting, while another Briton was among those injured. Four women and two men died, with local officials saying three of the women and one of the men were Polish.
The attacker, a Polish citizen from Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, opened fire on people in the market from a black Subaru after driving into the square. He was wounded during a shootout with police and taken to hospital.
“We would like to inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital early this morning,” Malopolska police said in a statement on Monday.
Police said 16 people were injured, including the gunman. Footage shared on social media appeared to show an armed officer confronting a man in military-style clothing, with a rifle lying beside him, before several shots were fired.
Investigation into Krakow shooting continues
Authorities also found three bodies at the suspect’s family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 93 miles north-east of Krakow. Police said on Sunday that the dead were his sister, mother and father, and were believed to have been shot.
Poland’s interior minister said the suspect may have been influenced by far-right ideologies and held “very radical views”. Officials also reported finding several guns in the car.
Karolina Galecka, a spokeswoman for the interior ministry, said emblems on the suspect’s clothing were being examined by specialists. “These patches were associated with various motifs that are currently being analyzed by specialists,” she told radio TOK FM.
The investigation remains ongoing, and officials have not provided further details about the possible motive.
Police have launched an appeal for blood donations for officer Jakub Kulik, who suffered serious injuries after confronting the armed attacker and remains in hospital. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk described Mr Kulik and fellow senior constable Artur Morański as “true heroes”.
