Random shooting in Poland kills 6 and injures 16. Internet celebrity photographer Ander condemns

2026/11/09 07:08

A random homicide occurred in Krakow, Poland on the 7th. The suspect drove up and shot in Krakow, killing 6 people and injuring 16 others. When the police investigated the incident afterwards, they found three additional bodies in the suspect's home. (AP)

[Reporter Lin Nangu/Reporting from Taipei] A shooting occurred in Krakow, the second largest city in Poland in Europe, on the 7th. A heavily armed gunman opened fire in the central square and was later subdued by police officers. This incident resulted in a total of 6 deaths and 16 injuries. In addition, the police later found the remains of the gunman’s parents and sister in his home.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that the police pointed out that the incident occurred at around 3 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Taiwan time on the 7th). After the gunman drove into the city center square, he "randomly fired into the crowd" from the car. Two police officers, Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański, arrived later and exchanged fierce fire with the gunman. In the end, the gunman was shot and fell to the ground, but the two police officers were also injured. One of them was shot three times and is in critical condition.

The Polish Internet celebrity photographer "Foreigners in Taiwan - The World Through the Lens of Ander" posted on Facebook on the 8th about this matter. He said: "

Many Taiwanese friends ask me, is Poland still safe? His answer was: "I think Poland is a very safe country. This tragedy frightened all Poles and even became international news, precisely because such serious shootings are really rare in Poland."

Ander said that everyone must accept a reality: "No country in the world can guarantee that bad people will never appear.

It exists in Taiwan, Poland, the United States, and all over the world. If in order to prevent a few people from committing crimes, the freedom of everyone must be sacrificed without limit, can this really make society safer? "I think both safety and freedom are important.

Ander further pointed out that we need effective preventive measures, responsible government, and police who can stop violence in time, instead of letting fear determine all policies; equally important, he does not want to see anyone taking advantage of this tragedy to rush to find political enemies, attack the government, or use everyone's fear to create more confrontations. "Of course the government should accept supervision and review what can be done better. What we need is truth, justice and better security measures, not more hatred."

Finally, Ander told Taiwanese friends who cared about Poland: "Poland is still the Poland I grew up and knew. It is beautiful, friendly, and overall very safe. One person's terrorist behavior should not represent the entire country. Just like the occasional major crime in Taiwan will not change my love for Taiwan."