Terrorist shooting in Kraków: nine dead, prosecutor opens investigation
A 24-year-old Polish man opened fire on Saturday in the historic centre of Kraków, killing six people. Three other bodies were found at his residence, bringing the death toll to nine.
Kraków: investigation into terrorism opened after shooting that killed nine
The Polish prosecutor's office opened an investigation on Sunday into an act of "terrorist character" following the shooting carried out on Saturday in the historic centre of Kraków, according to h24info.ma. The death toll stands at nine in total and sixteen wounded.
A spokesman for the regional prosecutor's office in Kraków clarified that the investigation concerns the murder of six people by firearm and the attempted murder of several others, including police officers — acts classified as "terrorist offence". Investigators are seeking to establish the suspect's motivations and to determine whether he had accomplices.
The attack was carried out on Saturday shortly after 3pm. A 24-year-old Polish man opened fire with an automatic weapon on passers-by in the city centre. Six people were killed: four women and two men. Sixteen others were wounded, including two police officers and the suspect himself, who was struck during an exchange of fire with law enforcement. Hospitalised under surveillance, his condition did not yet permit his interrogation on Sunday morning, according to the prosecutor.
In parallel, police confirmed on Sunday that three people found dead on Saturday evening at the suspect's residence in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski were his parents and his sister, aged 53, 52 and 21 respectively. Their bodies bore wounds consistent with bullet impacts. Seven firearms were discovered in the flat.
In response to the scale of the tragedy, President Karol Nawrocki declared two days of national mourning, Sunday and Monday. The flags of public institutions were lowered to half-mast. The city of Kraków extended mourning until 11 November.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk travelled to Kraków on Saturday evening to chair a crisis meeting bringing together several ministers — including those of Interior, Justice and Defence — as well as the heads of security services and local authorities. Following this meeting, Tusk called for solidarity with the families of the victims and urged the population to rely on official information, whilst police and the prosecutor pursue their investigations.
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