- 1Polish police said the 24-year-old Kraków gunman died in hospital on Monday after being shot by officers on Saturday.
- 2DW reports six people were killed and 15 wounded; CNBC and Al Jazeera say he fired from his car in Kraków's historic main square.
- 3The government said he may have been inspired by far-right ideology; officials later urged restraint, per CNBC.
- 4Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said the investigation continues to establish whether he acted alone.
The Kraków gunman has died in hospital, Polish police said on Monday, two days after officers shot and arrested him. Six people were killed in central Kraków on Saturday, in what CNBC described as an unprecedented mass shooting in Poland. Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said the investigation will continue despite the suspect's death, according to CNBC.
CNBC describes the attack as an unprecedented mass shooting in Poland. Officials say the investigation will continue despite the suspect's death, amid a political exchange over the government's early comments on motive.
What police and officials have confirmed
Regional police announced the death in a post on X, according to DW: "We inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died this morning in the hospital." Al Jazeera and CNBC report that he was shot by officers and arrested minutes after opening fire on people from his car in the city's historic main square.
DW reports that six people were killed and 15 wounded. ABC News reports at least six people were killed. DW also reports that the 24-year-old Polish man is suspected of having killed his parents and sister before the attack. CNBC says the government identified him as being from the town of Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski in southeastern Poland.
Officials urge restraint on motive
The government had said the attacker may have been inspired by far-right ideology, without giving further details, according to CNBC and Al Jazeera. CNBC reports that officials appeared to step back from that comment after nationalist opposition politicians questioned the grounds on which the interior minister had made it.
Government spokesman Adam Szlapka told TVN24 that until the matter is fully clarified, "it is best to refrain from making comments, even if there are some initial indications." An interior ministry spokeswoman said earlier on Monday that the many emblems on the perpetrator's clothing had been partially examined and interpreted, CNBC reports.
- People wounded, per DW
- 15
- Age of the suspect, per Al Jazeera
- 24-year-old
What the investigation aims to establish
Zurek said the investigation aims to establish whether the suspect acted alone or was inspired by any group. He told Radio Zet that evidence is being collected but that he would not disclose it, and he asked for restraint, CNBC reports. CNBC also reports that very little information has come out about the shooter.
Reported from 4 published sources (CNBC, Al Jazeera, dw.com, ABC News). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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