Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday, November 8, after a gunman killed six people and wounded 15 in Kraków’s historic Main Market Square.
Police increased security. Investigators examined whether the gunman was also responsible for the deaths of three relatives found in another town. The shooting happened the previous afternoon in the busy Old Town.
The suspect allegedly drove into the square and opened fire, and officers then shot and detained him. The 24-year-old suspect remained in critical condition in hospital. Prosecutors opened an investigation into murder and attempted murder as a suspected terrorist offence.
Officials said the six victims included four women and two men. A British citizen was among those killed. Separately, police found the bodies of the suspect’s parents and sister at his home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Authorities said the three appeared to have died from gunshot wounds. Investigators were still establishing how the deaths were connected. A prosecutor said it was highly likely the same person carried out both attacks.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the suspect appeared fascinated by far-right ideas. The investigation was continuing as mourners left candles near the square, which was blocked off.