Kraków shooting latest updates: six killed and more than a dozen injured – as it happened

Six people have been killed and 16 injured after a gunman opened fire in a busy market square in Kraków on Saturday in what Poland’s defence minister, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, called an “act of terror” on the people of the city. The suspect, a 25-year-old Polish citizen, opened fire with an automatic weapon from inside a car in the city’s main square at about 3pm.

He was fascinated with far-right ideologies and held “very radical” and “ultra-nationalistic” views, the Polish interior minister, Marcin Kierwiński, said. Authorities said the gunman was dressed in “military-style” clothes and used a long military-type firearm.

Four women and two men were killed, one of them a British citizen, Polish police said. Three of the victims were Polish women and the remaining two victims had not been identified. Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, said two more women and one man had also been found dead in the suspect’s home, most likely members of his family, he added.

The ⁠injured included two police ⁠officers, one of whom is in a serious condition after being shot three times in the exchange of fire with the alleged attacker. There are also five foreigners among those wounded. Poland will observe two days of national mourning, on Sunday and Monday, Tusk added.

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said the motives behind the attack will be carefully studied as part of the investigation, as he warned against disinformation circulating online. The prime minister also thanked police officers for their swift response, saying they “saved many people’s lives.” Two officers - praised for their “heroic” actions - are seriously injured and remain in hospital.

Poland will observe two days of national mourning, on Sunday and Monday, Tusk added. Police chief inspector Marek Boroń confirmed that armed officers responded within three minutes of the first report. He also revealed that a UK national is among the four dead identified so far, while two victims are yet to be named.

Sixteen people have been injured, including the suspect. The shooting in Poland’s second city of Krakow was an act of “terrorism”, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said. “Until now in Poland we haven’t had such drastic cases of terrorism,” Tusk told reporters in Krakow, adding: “That’s what we have to call this cruel attack on people’s lives here in Krakow.” Tusk added said the bodies of two women and a man found at the home of the gunman were discovered using drone footage from above the home.

The UK’s PM Andy Burnham wrote on X: “I’m shocked and saddened by the appalling shooting in Kraków today. “My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their lives, everyone injured and all those affected by this senseless violence. “The United Kingdom stands in solidarity with the people of Poland.” Two women and ⁠one ⁠man, most likely members of the ⁠family of the ⁠Polish gunman ‌who killed ‌six people shooting ‌from a car in the heart of ‌the southern city of Krakow, were found ⁠dead inside of his house, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk ‌said on Saturday.

Drone footage appeared to show the dead bodies in the home of the man behind the mass shooting, Tusk said. Authorities have not yet identified the shooter, but they say he is a 25-year-old Polish man with “ultranationalistic” views. A British national was among the six victims killed in the shooting in Krakow, Polish police chief Marek Boron said on Saturday.

“There are six fatalities: four women and two men – three Polish women, one British national, and two people who have not yet been identified,” Boron told reporters. Krakow mayor Łukasz Gibała said the city will be in official mourning until Wednesday, but vowed that Krakow will remain open to visitors despite the tragedy.

“The square will belong to us again,” Gibała said in a video posted to X. Five foreigners were among wounded victims of the shooting in Poland’s city of Krakow, the interior minister Marcin Kierwinski said after a gunman killed six people in the city’s old town.

Sixteen people were hospitalised following the shooting, “among these sixteen people are five non-Polish nationals,” Kierwinski told reporters. He added that “there is one person, a foreign national” among the killed. Authorities now say the gunman, who is a Polish citizen, is 25 years old.

The Portuguese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that a Portuguese woman was among the injured and was in hospital. A gunman who killed four women and two men in Krakow on Saturday was fascinated by far-right ideology, the interior minister Marcin Kierwinski told a news briefing.

“Everything points to the fact that the shooter was influenced by far-right ideology, a matter that will also be subject to investigation,” Kierwinski said. “Police officers are on-site, as are agents from the Internal Security Agency, both here at the scene and at the individual’s family home.” Police spokesperson Andrzej Fijolek told broadcaster TVN 24 the assailant used an AR-15 rifle and that he had a firearms licence.

Poland’s defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has rejected reports that the gunman was a “soldier in the Polish Armed Forces”. He said: “The man was not and is not a soldier in the Polish Armed Forces and has never had anything to do with the military.” Krakow’s mayor, Lukasz Gilbala, has declared a period of mourning in the city until Wednesday.

A 67-year-old man called Julek told Reuters that he saw a dark car appear suddenly before the driver started shooting at a group of people and drove off. “If we had been two minutes earlier, we might have been shot,” he said. An update from Poland’s interior ministry who said two officers were wounded in the shooting, with one seriously injured.

Poland’s PM Donald Tusk wrote on X: “My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the tragic attack in Kraków. 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.” A man who gave his name as Konrad, and witnessed the shooting, told news website Interia: “I saw shots being fired from the driver’s side window, and smoke was coming out. I ran to the police station in the main market square; when I burst inside, it was full of people hiding on the floor.” Małopolskie region governor Krzysztof Jan Kleczar told Polsat News that 12 of those injured are in a life-threatening condition.

The number of people killed in the shooting in Poland has risen to six, the regional Malopolski government said. There are also at least 15 people injured. Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki said his thoughts are with the victims of the shooting in Krakow, which has left five people dead.

“I am deeply concerned by reports of the tragic events,” Nawrocki wrote on social media. He added he remains in contact with authorities and expects “a full explanation of the circumstances”. The head of the national security bureau is also on his way to the city.

“Nawrocki said: “The safety of Poles is an absolute priority.” The gunman fired shots from a passing car near Slawkowska Street in the main square, according to local reports. They were then shot by police officers and detained near the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets.

News website Onet, citing police, said: “The man had no identification documents with him. The police were able to establish his identity through operational work.” Małopolska region police said the perpetrator is Polish, rebuking conspiracy theories on social media.

They also denied reports that another perpetrator was at large. Courtesy of my colleague Jakub Krupa. Małopolska region police told tvn24 the Krakow attacker, who is injured in hospital, wore “military style” clothing and used “military type firearms”. More weapons have been secured in his car.

He added the incident has been contained with no other suspects. The Polish defence minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, has also released a statement: Tragic shooting in Kraków’s Main Market Square. For us, the residents of Kraków and the Małopolska region, these are particularly difficult times.

I am in contact with the Minister of the Interior, the Voivode and all the emergency services. All the circumstances and motives behind this incident will be thoroughly investigated. I extend my deepest condolences to the victims’ families and loved ones. Police started to receive reports at around 3 p.m.

(1400 GMT) that someone in a car had been shooting randomly people who entered the square, a police spokesperson said. “According to information from police officers, the man was wearing military-style attire,” the spokesperson told reporters. “During the arrest, officers used their weapons, but the man returned fire; as a result, two police officers are among the injured.” Tom Rose, the US ambassador to Poland, wrote on X: We are just learning details of the horrific mass shooting in Kraków, a savage and murderous attack that’s shattered the peace of Poland.

America stands with Poland at this dark hour as Poland stands with her beloved citizens of Kraków. Justice minister Waldemar Żurek has appealed for calm and says the perpetrator will be “severely punished”: A terrible tragedy in Kraków’s Main Market Square. I share the grief of the families and loved ones of the victims of this unimaginable tragedy.

The perpetrator was injured and detained. Prosecutors, police and all the relevant services are already working at the scene, securing evidence and investigating the circumstances of the attack. The state is taking action. We appeal for calm and ask that people not interfere with the work of the emergency services.

We will ensure that the perpetrator of this crime is held fully accountable and severely punished. Six people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a shooting in Kraków, Poland The gunman aimed at random people as he drove into the city’s main square, a major tourist destination, police said The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police Police officers are among those injured No motive has been announced, but Poland’s PM Donald Tusk says ‘all circumstances’ are being investigated Here are some more pictures from the scene in Kraków: Donald Tusk, Poland’s PM, has said: I am being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting.

The police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack. A man was firing toward random people from a car driving through the city’s Main Square, Kraków police said. Police officers are among the wounded. Here are some of the latest images from the scene: Kraków is the second-largest city in Poland and roughly 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the capital, Warsaw.

Five people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in the shooting in Kraków, police have said. A police statement on ‌X read: The perpetrator ‌was shot by ‌police officers and is currently being transported to a hospital. A police spokesperson told Reuters that they began to receive reports at around 3 pm (2pm ⁠GMT) that a car from which shots were being fired at ‌random people had entered the square.

A shooter opened fire in a market square in the Polish city of Kraków, leaving people dead and injured, authorities said. The shooting occurred in the Main Square in Krakow, the municipal government said on X. A spokesperson for the local firefighters told Polsat News that the perpetrator fired a gun from a passing car.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack. Other details were not immediately available. We’ll bring you updates as we get them.