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Gunman who killed 6 in Poland's Krakow square dies in hospital after police shootout

The alleged gunman who killed six people in a shooting spree in the Polish city of Krakow has died of injuries sustained in a shootout with police, authorities say.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 5 sources•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC
Key points
  • Terrorism investigation continues after 24-year-old opened fire in market square, leaving 16 injured Europe live – latest updates A gunman suspected of killing six people, including a British man, and injuring 16 in a rare mass shooting in a busy market square in Kraków has died in hospital, Polish police said.
  • Suspect shot by police and arrested minutes ‌after gunfire opened on people in central Krakow.
  • He was wounded during a shootout with police and taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a shooting at a crowded square in Poland died Monday after being shot by police during the attack, authorities said.

The 24-year-old suspect had been hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday's shooting in Krakow and underwent several operations before his death.

Additional details
  • Six people were killed in the shooting, and three bodies of the suspect's family members were found at their home.
  • The 24-year-old Polish national, who has not yet been officially named, opened fire in the city’s main square on Saturday afternoon in an attack that a government minister said was probably influenced by far-right ideologies.
  • TEEN WEARING HELMET CAMERA KILLS WORKER AT POLISH SCHOOL AMID FEARS OF COPYCAT ATTACKS Police also discovered the bodies of the suspect's mother, father and sister at the family's home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, roughly 93 miles northeast of Krakow, per reporting from The Associated Press.
  • The suspect, who was wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, drove into Krakow's historic Main Square on Saturday before opening fire, according to authorities.
  • Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the killings and attempted killings, including attacks on police officers, as a possible terrorist offense.

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