The suspected gunman in the Krakow attack that killed six people on Saturday has died in hospital, Polish police confirmed on Monday morning.
The local police force, Malopolska Policja, announced the perpetrator's death on X. A British man was among six people shot dead in the Polish city in what officials described as a "terror" attack. Another Briton was among 16 people injured, including the perpetrator, after he opened fire in Krakow's Main Square on Saturday afternoon.
Victims and Nationalities
Four women and two men were killed in the attack. Local officials said three of the women and one man were Polish. The other man was British, while the nationality of the fourth woman remains unknown. Five foreign nationals from the UK, Portugal, Russia, Germany and Austria were among the wounded.
Authorities also found three dead bodies at the 24-year-old suspected gunman's family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 93 miles north-east of Krakow. Police said on Sunday they were the bodies of his sister, mother and father, and they are believed to have been shot.
Police Response and Investigation
Footage on social media shows an armed police officer approaching the gunman, who appears to be wearing tactical gear and lying on the ground with a rifle beside him. Sirens can be heard as the officer appears to fire six shots towards him before dropping to his knees.
The suspected gunman, a Polish national, was believed to have been inspired by "far-right ideologies" and was admitted to hospital after being shot by police. Local police have launched a blood appeal for officer Jakub Kulik, who is fighting for his life in hospital. The force said the senior constable had confronted the armed attacker and suffered serious injuries.
