Kraków mass shooting gunman dies in hospital
The gist
The 24-year-old gunman who killed six and wounded 16 in Kraków's Main Market Square died in hospital.
Poland had never seen such a mass shooting; the motive is still unknown.
How it unfolded
- Nov 7, 2026Shortly before 15:00 local time the gunman opened fire from his car in Kraków's Main Market Square, killing six people and wounding 16. Armed officers shot and arrested him within three minutes.
- Nov 7, 2026Police found the bodies of the suspect's parents and sister at his home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 200 km north of Kraków; seven firearms and a significant quantity of ammunition were recovered.
- Nov 8, 2026A woman lit a candle at an improvised memorial at the intersection of Sławkowska street and Main Square as Poland observed two days of mourning.
Key terms
- PiS
- A right-wing populist, national-conservative political party in Poland.
- far-right ideology
- Political positions further right than the standard right, marked by ultraconservatism, ultranationalism and authoritarianism.
Source: Wikipedia