Attack in Kraków: pursuit lasted 2 minutes, 24-year-old arrested
A masked 24-year-old drove a car onto Kraków's Main Market Square and opened fire at people. Police pursued the suspect within two minutes, resulting in an exchange of fire on Dietla Street.
Attack on Kraków's Main Market Square
On Saturday afternoon, a masked 24-year-old drove a car onto Kraków's Main Market Square and opened fire at people present there. Following a pursuit and an exchange of fire with police officers, he was wounded and arrested. According to krakow.tvp.pl, the first shots were fired at the intersection of Sławkowska and Szczepańska streets at 14.59.
The first police patrol set out from the area on Sienna Street at 15.01. A spokeswoman for the Regional Police Commander in Kraków stated that exactly 2 minutes and 3 seconds elapsed from the start of the pursuit to the exchange of fire on Dietla Street. During this time, a gunfight occurred between the attacker and officers, after which police began pursuing him.
Swift response from services
Initial calls to the emergency dispatch centre came in at 15.00.15. Polish Police recorded almost 40 calls in total. Municipal police were on the scene just two minutes after the first call. Police officers intervened in the third minute of the incident and immediately engaged in an exchange of fire with the attacker.
Four minutes after the first shots, medical rescue teams arrived at the scene. In the sixth minute, the first unit of the State Fire Service arrived. In total, 30 police crews, 24 PSF units, and 62 firefighter-rescuers were dispatched to the operation.
Course of action
Police officers who arrived at the scene first immediately engaged in an exchange of fire with the attacker. When they began the pursuit, additional patrols joined the operation, directed to the scene by the duty officer. The masked attacker was ultimately arrested after receiving wounds. The exact number of people injured in the attack and details of the attacker's health condition were not provided in the police statement at the stage of initial reports.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)