Overview
- A 24-year-old Polish man drove into Kraków’s Main Market Square and opened fire on pedestrians, an attack that left six dead and 16 wounded on Saturday.
- Police engaged the shooter, wounded and detained him after a gunbattle; the suspect is in critical condition in hospital and two officers were also hurt during the arrest.
- Officers searching the suspect’s home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski found three bodies that authorities have identified as his father, mother and sister; forensic work is ongoing to determine when and how they died.
- Investigators recovered multiple firearms and a large quantity of ammunition from the suspect’s vehicle, and officials say early evidence points to the attacker’s fascination with far‑right ideas.
- The city centre remains sealed for evidence collection, hospitals are treating Polish and foreign victims, national leaders have condemned the attack, and prosecutors are pursuing terrorism and criminal inquiries to establish motive and any links.