LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man drove into an open market in Krakow, Poland, and opened fire, leaving at least six people dead and many more injured.
The shooter shot “at random” after driving into Krakow’s Main Market Square on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7, killing at least six people and injuring 15, including at least two police officers, according to Polish authorities.
The man drove into the square around 3 p.m. local time and “began firing at random people from his car,” Krakow police said while first announcing the shooting on X. The gunman — who is a Polish citizen — was shot by police officers, detained and taken to the hospital for treatment, Krakow police later announced on X. Authorities have not yet identified him publicly.
Initially, both police and government officials reported that five people had died, but the death toll was later updated to six.
“A huge tragedy in Kraków. 5 people are dead,” Marcin Kierwiński, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of Poland, wrote in a statement translated from Polish on X while announcing that he was en route to the Polish city on Saturday.
Both police and the regional government office for the Lesser Poland province (known in Polish as Małopolska) later confirmed the updated death toll on X. In a statement translated from Polish, the office wrote: “At this time, we can confirm that 6 people have died and 15 have been injured in the shooting. The injured are receiving medical care at hospitals in Kraków.”
The fatal victims of the shooting include four women and two men. Their identities have not yet been shared.
According to Kierwiński, two police officers are among the injured, including one who was shot three times and is in “very critical condition.”
“Police officers in Kraków risked their lives to intervene,” the politician said on X in a statement originally written in Polish. “Thanks to their heroic actions, the attacker was quickly apprehended. One officer was shot, and the other is in very critical condition — 3 gunshot wounds. Surgery is underway.”
It was falsely reported that a police officer was among the dead, according to Krakow police.
“We deny reports that a police officer has died and that another perpetrator is being sought,” police said in a statement translated from Polish. “The only known perpetrator of the incident is in police custody.”
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Police are investigating the attack, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X. He also shared his condolences for those impacted by the “tragic shooting.”
“My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the tragic attack in Kraków,” Tusk, 69, said in a statement translated from Polish. “The highest praise for the heroic police officers who risked their lives. And a heartfelt appeal to politicians of all stripes: do not exploit this tragedy. We will establish all the circumstances of this crime.”
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