In brief
A 24‑year‑old gunman who attacked Krakow’s Main Market Square on Saturday, killing six, died in hospital early Monday. Prosecutors are investigating his role in the shooting and the murders of three family members.
The gunman who killed six people in Krakow’s Main Market Square has died in a hospital Monday, Polish police said early in the morning, according to Xinhua, NBC and BBC reports.
The shooting unfolded on Saturday afternoon when the 24‑year‑old drove into the square and fired at random passers‑by before being shot by police, authorities said.
Six victims were killed and 16 others wounded, including two police officers and the gunman himself, prosecutors confirmed.
Prosecutors are investigating the shooting and a separate murder of three members of the gunman’s family, whose bodies were found in a home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski.
Autopsies of the victims are set to begin Monday morning, prosecutors said, with preliminary examinations expected to take about two days due to the complexity of the gunshot wounds.
The 24‑year‑old is also charged with the killings of his immediate family, which prosecutors say were part of the same case.
The gunman was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being shot by police and died at an early hour on Monday, confirmed by police and hospital officials, the sources added.
NBC described the incident as a suspected far‑right terror attack.
Authorities will provide further details as the investigation proceeds.
According to the Polish Press Agency, police said Saturday evening that six people had been killed and 16 others injured, including two police officers and the gunman himself.
Investigators are treating the case as a possible far‑right terror attack, a characterization made by NBC and supported by police statements.
The investigations include autopsies on the victims, which prosecutors expect to take about two days due to complex gunshot wounds, according to prosecutor Eryk Stasielak.