Kraków mass shooting: police request blood for wounded police officer
Polish police issued an exceptional blood donation appeal following the mass shooting in Kraków. The gunman killed at least nine people and wounded 16.
Polish police urgently request AB Rh+ blood for wounded police officer
Polish police issued an exceptional appeal to the nation's citizens on Sunday morning, according to Iltalehti.fi. The appeal concerns a mass shooting that took place in Kraków on Saturday afternoon, in which at least nine people were killed and 16 wounded.
Among the wounded is police constable Jakub Kulik, who was fighting for his life in hospital on Sunday morning. Police appealed on social media for all individuals with AB Rh+ blood type to visit blood donation centres across Poland.
"The police officer was seriously injured and needs every drop of blood. We ask everyone who can help to contact any blood donation centre," police stated.
Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz also joined the appeal on social media, urging donors to mention Kulik's name in connection with the blood donation.
However, the situation took an unusual turn when the Kraków regional blood service centre (RCKiK) publicly denied a blood shortage. The centre announced that it had sufficient supplies of all necessary blood products to treat patients.
The mass shooting occurred in the area surrounding Kraków's main square, Rynek Główny. Police shot the perpetrator, who was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition according to the interior ministry.
Among the fatalities are four women and two men, according to authorities. One of the deceased is a British national, a Polish interior ministry representative told Reuters.
The perpetrator had previously been suspected of killing both his parents and his 20-year-old sister, who were found at his home.
Five of the wounded are foreign nationals, from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Great Britain. The Finnish Foreign Ministry has no information so far of Finnish victims among those affected.
Source: Google News FI — Crime (fi)