Krakow shooting suspect dies in hospital, police say
The 24-year-old died on Monday, two days after officers critically wounded him. Six people were killed and about 15 wounded in the shooting; prosecutors are investigating it as terrorism.
A 24-year-old Polish man suspected of opening fire in Krakow died in hospital on the morning of Monday, 9 November, regional police said, according to RTÉ. Officers had critically wounded him in a shootout two days earlier, after the attack in the city’s Main Market Square.
Authorities reported six people killed and about 15 wounded in the shooting. Prosecutors opened an investigation into an act of terrorism, while officials have not confirmed whether the suspect belonged to an extremist organization.
- Regional police said the suspect died in hospital on Monday morning.
- Six people were killed and about 15 wounded in the Krakow shooting, according to authorities.
- The suspect is also suspected of killing three relatives at his family home, RTÉ reported.
Who was killed and injured in the Krakow shooting
Deutsche Welle reported that the six people killed in the square were four Polish victims, an Austrian woman and a British man. Injured people included nationals of Britain, Portugal, Russia, Germany and Austria. Two officers who stopped the suspect also remained in hospital.
RTÉ reported that the bodies of three other people—the suspect’s parents and sister—were found at the family home, about two hours’ drive from Krakow. The suspect was suspected of killing them. Those deaths are separate from the six victims of the shooting in the city.
What authorities have said about the investigation
Prosecutors opened the terrorism investigation on Sunday, according to RTÉ. Deutsche Welle also reported that the shooting was being investigated as a terrorist offence. Poland’s interior minister described the suspect as holding radical and ultranationalist views; RTÉ reported that authorities said he was fascinated by far-right ideologies.
The official descriptions concern the suspect’s views. Authorities had not said whether he belonged to an extremist organization, Deutsche Welle reported. No organizational affiliation has been confirmed.
How Krakow commemorated the victims
The shooting took place in the city’s Old Town, in the Main Market Square, which Deutsche Welle described as an area visited by tourists. People laid candles and flowers at the attack site, and mourners attended a service at St. Anne’s Church.
The St. Mary’s Trumpet Call, played hourly at the square, was stopped in honour of the victims. Deutsche Welle said it was the first time the melody had been stopped since World War II.
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- 1Krakow shooting suspect dies in hospital, say policeRTÉ · rte.ieBroadcaster
- 2Krakow shooting suspect dies of injuriesDeutsche Welle · dw.comBroadcaster
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