Krakow Square Shooter Dies After Police Shootout; Six Killed

WHO:

Fox News - The suspect was 24 years old; authorities said he held far-right views.

Fox News - The six people killed were four women and two men, including a British man and an Austrian woman.

Fox News - Five foreign nationals were among the 15 people wounded.

Fox News - The suspect’s mother, father and sister were found dead at the family home.

Fox News - Two police officers were injured while stopping the gunman; both were reportedly conscious and remained hospitalized.

NY Post - Police identified the shooter as a 24-year-old man.

ABC News World - Police identified the shooter as a 24-year-old man.

IJR - Prosecutors said the suspect was believed to have acted alone and was reportedly drawn to far-right ideology.

WHAT:

Fox News - The gunman killed six people and wounded 15 in a shooting; he died in hospital after police shot him during the attack.

Fox News - The suspect was hospitalized in critical condition and underwent several operations before dying.

Fox News - Polish prosecutors opened an investigation into the killings and attempted killings, including attacks on police officers, as a possible terrorist offense.

Fox News - Police found three bodies at the suspect’s home; authorities said the relatives were believed to have died from gunshot wounds, but had not confirmed the circumstances.

NY Post - Police said the shooter killed six people, wounded 15 and died in hospital after being shot by Polish police.

ABC News World - Police said the shooter killed six people, wounded 15 and died in hospital.

IJR - The shooting killed six people and injured 16, according to the article; prosecutors investigated it as a terrorist offense.

WHERE:

Fox News - The shooting occurred in Krakow’s historic Main Market Square, Poland.

Fox News - The three relatives were found at the suspect’s family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 93 miles northeast of Krakow.

ABC News World - The shooting occurred in a city square in Poland.

IJR - The attack took place in Kraków’s main square.

WHEN:

Fox News - The shooting occurred Saturday; the suspect died Monday after being hospitalized since the attack.

Fox News - The two injured officers remained hospitalized as of Sunday.

ABC News World - Police said the suspect died Monday morning after opening fire Saturday.

WHY:

Fox News - Authorities said the suspect held far-right views, but investigators had not publicly established a motive.

IJR - The suspect’s motive remained unclear.

HOW:

Fox News - The suspect, wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, drove into the square and opened fire.

Fox News - Police shot the suspect during the attack; he later died in hospital.

(UPDATED November 9, 2026 09:58 UTC)

A gunman killed six people and wounded 15 in Krakow’s historic square before police shot him. The 24-year-old suspect later died in hospital; prosecutors are investigating possible terrorism. Authorities said he held far-right views, but his motive remains unclear.