Terror attack in Krakow: six people killed, 16 wounded

Police at the scene of the incident in Krakow. Photo: Reuters

As a result of the shooting in central Krakow, six people were killed and another 16 were wounded. Among the dead and injured are foreign nationals from the United Kingdom, Portugal, Russia, Germany, and Austria. Poland declared a national day of mourning on 8 and 9 November.

This was reported by Ukrinform, quoted by Novyny.LIVE.

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How many people were killed and wounded

According to updated information from Lesser Poland Voivode Krzysztof Kleńczer, among the dead are four Polish citizens: three women aged 61, 47, and 53 years and a 50-year-old man. Also among the victims were a 32-year-old British citizen and a 51-year-old foreign woman whose nationality has not yet been disclosed.

The condition of 14 injured persons is stable; one person is in serious condition. The 24-year-old attacker is also in critical condition. Several operations were performed on him during the night. The injuries of two police officers who were hurt while confronting the shooter remain severe. One officer has already been taken off medically induced coma; the other is still in a coma.

The police urged citizens to donate blood for the severely wounded officer Jakub Kulik, who has the rare AB+ blood type. The Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukula, also called for donations for the police and other victims.

Meanwhile, police in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship reported that three people found dead the day before in the attacker’s apartment in Ostrowiec-Świętokrzyski were his parents and sister. Preliminary examinations found gunshot wounds on the bodies of the deceased.

Investigators continue to inspect the scenes and collect evidence. The investigation of the Krakow shooting and the murder of the attacker’s family in Ostrowiec-Świętokrzyski will be combined into a single case. On Sunday, authorities again restricted access to Krakow’s Market Square and surrounding streets due to additional investigative actions.

As Novyny.LIVE reported, on 7 November during the shooting in central Krakow nearby infrastructure and transport were damaged. According to RMF24, shots were fired from a black car that drove through the city’s main square. Eyewitnesses said the attacker fired at random passersby.

As Novyny.LIVE reported, after the mass shooting in central Krakow Polish law enforcement found the bodies of three of the attacker’s relatives in the house of the 24-year-old attacker. The deceased were the attacker’s 53-year-old father, 52-year-old mother, and sister.