Six people were killed and more than a dozen were hurt after a gunman opened fire in the Main Square of Krakow, Poland , on Saturday, as per police. Krakow is the second-largest city in the country.
What police said
The death toll earlier stood at five, but police updated it to six in a post on X, as per AP. Police shot the suspect, who is now in custody. As per AP, the attacker was shot and wounded during a gunfight with officers a short distance away from the first spot of violence. Police added that the man acted alone and that police officers are among the wounded. Police also found many other weapons and ammunition in his car.
A Polish citizen drove a car onto the square and began shooting at random people, according to AFP. “As a result of the incident, five people were killed and around a dozen others were wounded,” earlier, a Krakow police spokesman told AFP by phone. “The perpetrator was shot by police” and was taken to a hospital, regional police said on X. Katarzyna Cisło, a spokesperson for the Krakow police, told TVN24 that the man wore military-style fatigues and used a military-type long gun, as per AP. Cisło said he acted alone and that the public is safe.
