Gunman behind deadly Krakow mass shooting dies in hospital as investigation into motives continues

Jerusalem Post/World NewsSix people were killed, and 16 were wounded in the attack on Saturday in the city's historic main square.Follow us on GoogleArmed police block access to the main square after a deadly shooting took place on November 7, 2026 in the Main Market Square of Krakow, Poland. At least five were killed and more were injured in the incident, according to initial reports in Polish media.(photo credit: Omar Marques/Getty Images)NOVEMBER 9, 2026 08:52The gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland's unprecedented mass shooting has died in hospital, police said early on Monday.Six people were killed, and 16 were wounded in the attack on Saturday in the city's historic main square.One of the people who died was identified as a British citizen and another as Austrian, while five foreign nationals from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Britain were among the wounded.In the suspect's hometown, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 200 km (124 miles) north of Krakow, police later found the bodies of his parents and sister at his home.Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Daniel Prokopowicz said it was "highly likely" that the killings in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski and Krakow were carried out by the same person, but that investigations were ongoing.Police secure an area near Krakow's Main Market Square after a shooting that killed two people and injured at least 10 others, in Krakow, Poland, November 7, 2026. Authorities are investigating the incident. (credit: Jakub Włodek/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/via REUTERS)The three bodies found there had gunshot wounds, and seven firearms and a "significant" quantity of ammunition were recovered from the property, Prokopowicz added.Far-right label questioned by oppositionSome nationalist politicians questioned a statement by Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski on Saturday that the attack was likely inspired by far-right ideology."If Kierwinski has misinformed the public, he should face political consequences. We demand immediate explanations and access to information what he had based his statements on," Przemyslaw Czarnek, deputy head of the conservative opposition PiS party, wrote on X/Twitter.The suspect belonged to a shooting club, but little more information about him has come to light so far.Follow us on Google