Five dead, a dozen injured in Krakow market square shooting
Five dead, dozen injured in Krakow square shooting

A gunman opened fire in a market square in the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday, leaving five people dead and at least a dozen injured, authorities said. The perpetrator was shot by officers, Polish police said.

Shooting in Krakow's Main Square

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.

Investigation Underway

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack. Other details were not immediately available.

Krakow is the second-largest city in Poland and roughly 250km (155 miles) from the capital, Warsaw.