The suspected gunman behind a weekend shooting in Krakow that killed six people, including a British national, has died in hospital, Polish police have announced.
The 24-year-old Polish suspect was wounded by police after opening fire on Krakow's Main Square on Saturday afternoon. Four women and two men were killed, with local officials confirming three of the women and one man were Polish nationals. The second male victim was British, while the nationality of the fourth woman has yet to be established.
A second Briton was among 16 people wounded, including the perpetrator himself. Five foreign nationals from the UK, Portugal, Russia, Germany and Austria were amongst those injured.
Suspect dies in hospital
A police spokesman posted on Twitter/X: "We would like to inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital early this morning."
Authorities also discovered three lifeless bodies at the suspect's family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city roughly 93 miles north-east of Krakow, thought to be his parents and 21-year-old sister.
Attack details and response
The shooting unfolded at around 3pm on Saturday when a gunman armed with an automatic weapon opened fire in the Old Town area, driving to multiple locations in the square and unleashing a hail of bullets at each spot, according to authorities. The suspect was believed to have been motivated by "far-right ideologies" and remained hospitalised after being shot by police.
Local police have launched an urgent blood appeal for officer Jakub Kulik, who is fighting for his life in hospital. The force confirmed that the senior constable had confronted the armed attacker and sustained serious injuries.
Daisy Hersey, from Hove, told BBC News she was dining in a restaurant with her boyfriend Tyler when the ordeal began. She said: "Suddenly people started running into the restaurant. The door opened, I was sat right by the door, and I just heard these gunshots, but I wasn't sure if it was gunshots. I thought maybe it was the tram or something."
Krakow mayor Lukasz Gibala announced via a post on X that the city would observe a period of mourning until November 11.
