Gunman shoots five dead and injures more than 10 including two police officer in Poland

Published: 10:03 EDT, 7 November 2026 | Updated: 10:30 EDT, 7 November 2026 Five people have died after a gunman opened fire from a car in the main square in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday.At least ten other people have been injured in the incident, which unfolded this afternoon, including two police officers.Emergency services including an air ambulance rushed to the scene and there is a large police presence in the area.Footage shows a police officer approaching a person believed to be the shooter, dressed in military-style green fatigues lying on the ground, and firing up to six shots.The man appeared to be wearing a helmet and body armour. Police said in a statement that a man began 'firing at random people from his car', and that he was shot by armed officers and arrested. Five people have been killed and ten injured, initial figures from emergency services suggest Emergency services are seen at the site of the mass shooting in Poland on Saturday An air ambulance is pictured in the main market square after a gunman opened firePoland's Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, said he is being kept informed and a police investigation has been launched.'I am being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting,' he said.'The police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack.'Krakow State Fire Service spokesman Captain Hubert Ciepły told local media: 'Two fatalities in a shooting on the Main Market Square, 10 people injured, including two police officers. According to the police, the perpetrator has been arrested.' Prior to the incident, a protest had been organised to take place in the square. This is a breaking news story and is being updated.