In brief
A 24‑year‑old Polish gunman who attacked Krakow’s Main Market Square on Saturday was pronounced dead Monday morning in hospital. Xinhua reported six victims and 16 injuries, while United Press International said nine people died in total. Prosecutors are investigating the gunman’s earlier killing of three family members in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and have begun autopsies.
In Krakow, Poland, a 24‑year‑old gunman was pronounced dead by hospital staff Monday after being wounded in a firefight with police two days after his shoot‑out in the city’s Main Market Square on Saturday.
According to Xinhua, the attacker killed six people and wounded 16 others during the spree, including two police officers. United Press International (UPI) reported that the shooting resulted in nine fatalities—six in the square and three at the suspect’s family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski—and that 15 people, including two police officers, were injured.
Prosecutors are investigating both the market shooting and the killings at the family residence, where the bodies of three men and women were found dead. Prosecutor Eryk Stasielak told Xinhua that autopsies of the victims will begin Monday morning and could take two days because of the complex nature of the gunshot wounds.
The gunman was arrested after his vehicle collided with another near the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets, where he was shot by officers as he attempted to escape. He was then taken to hospital in critical condition.
As the investigation continues, UPI quoted the Provincial Police Headquarters in Krakow: “We would like to inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital early this morning.”