Six people were killed and 15 others wounded in Kraków on November 7, 2026, when a gunman opened fire from a moving vehicle in the historic Main Market Square.
Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office launched a terrorism investigation into the mass shooting, with Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek stating on X that the suspect acted with the aim of seriously intimidating a large number of people, making this a terrorist offence
according to NBC News.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the perpetrator held very radical
and ultranationalistic
views, adding that everything indicates that he was fascinated by far-right ideologies
as reported by The Times of Israel.
📌Premier przekazał, że policja, służby specjalne, prokuratura zrobią wszystko, żeby jak najszybciej przekazać informacje opinii publicznej o powodach (strzelaniny – PAP) – powiedział w sobotę na briefingu premier Donald Tusk. 📌- Prawdopodobnie w domu zamachowca są nieżywi… pic.twitter.com/gnV7c1TALa
Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the shooting as an act of terrorism, while the defense minister characterized it as an act of terror. Police shot and wounded the suspect at the scene. Authorities later recovered three additional bodies at the suspect’s family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, identified by police as his mother, father, and sister.
Regional governor Krzysztof Klęczar condemned the “immense evil” of the Saturday incidents while speaking to journalists, declaring, We have just gone through a difficult night here in Kraków.
Following the spread of online reports concerning the assault, digital safety authorities noted a surge in fake news and misleading content, stated Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski.
🔴Strzelanina w Krakowie. Jest nagranie z momentu zatrzymania zamachowca pic.twitter.com/2EXVvLEoRY
The President of Poland Karol Nawrocki said my thoughts are with the victims, those injured and their families.
Kraków Mayor Łukasz Gibała has declared a period of mourning in the city until November 11.
Legal authorities announced they had initiated a probe into the homicide and attempted homicide of multiple individuals, amongst them law enforcement personnel, with the weekend assault constituting a terrorist offense.
A male Polish citizen aged 24 steered a vehicle into the downtown district and began shooting on Saturday within Main Square, situated inside Krakow’s historic Old Town and serving as a prominent tourism center within Poland’s second-biggest municipality.
Myślę o Krakowie. Myślę o tych, którym dziś z brutalnością niepojętą dla ludzkiego serca odebrano życie. Ranni próbują ocalić zdrowie i poczucie bezpieczeństwa. Świadkowie zostali z przerażeniem. A rodziny? Dla nich najokrutniejsze jest to, że świat nadal będzie się toczył,…
Police issued an urgent appeal for blood for one of the two injured officers who was fighting for his life in hospital.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk identified the officers as Senior Constable Jakub Kulik and Senior Constable Artur Moranski. Senior Constable Jakub Kulik and Senior Constable Artur Moranski are true heroes,
Tusk said on Saturday in a post on X.
Four women and two men died in the market square attack, including four Polish nationals and a British man, according to Malopolska regional governor Krzysztof Jan Klęczar. Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday.
St. Mary’s Trumpet Call, a traditional melody played hourly from St. Mary’s Basilica, was paused overnight in tribute to the victims, marking the first time the call has been missed since the Second World War, as noted by CBC.
Two police officers who confronted the gunman were hospitalized with serious injuries. Professor Michal Pędziwiatr, head of surgery at The University Hospital in Krakow, and Dr Mateusz Wierdak intervened at the scene while having lunch nearby.
We are just learning details of the horrific mass shooting in Kraków, a savage and murderous attack that’s shattered the peace of Poland. What we know so far is that several innocent precious lives were viciously cut down on a Saturday afternoon in Kraków’s historic and iconic…
Wierdak worked on a police officer shot in the chest, with Pędziwiatr noting, He, to put it colloquially, stuffed all the bandages into [the police officer’s] chest and stuck his hands in,
according to BBC.
Krákow Mayor Łukasz Gibała has declared a period of mourning in the city until November 11.
A shocking crime in Kraków. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, and personally, I extend my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. There can be no justification for this attack, and we trust the perpetrator will face justice. We wish strength and a…
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The tragic shooting in Kraków, which has claimed lives and left several people injured, is deeply saddening. My heartfelt condolences go to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives, and I wish all those injured a speedy recovery. 😞@donaldtusk, Latvia stands in…
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