Poland.. Police reveal what was found in the home of a suspect who killed 6 people in Krakow
Three more bodies were found in the suspect's house, and police say he is a 25-year-old Polish citizen
Quick Look
- At least six people were killed and 16 others were injured in random shooting carried out by a gunman from his car in the main square of the city of Krakow, southern Poland.
- Police later found three more bodies in the home of the suspect, a 25-year-old Polish citizen, and two policemen were injured in the attack, one of them in a very critical condition.
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Why It Matters
Krakow police reported that they received reports of a shooting incident at approximately 3 p.m. local time, as the suspect entered the city's main square in his car and began shooting randomly, killing four women and two men. Poland, like other EU countries, imposes strict rules on the possession of firearms.
Polish officials said on Saturday that at least 6 people were killed and 16 others were injured after a gunman opened fire from his car in the southern Polish city of Krakow, adding that 3 other bodies were found in his home.
أفادت شرطة كراكوف بأنها تلقت بلاغات عن حادث إطلاق نار في حوالي الساعة الثالثة عصراً بالتوقيت المحلي، حيث دخل المشتبه به بسيارته إلى الساحة الرئيسية في المدينة وبدأ بإطلاق النار بشكل عشوائي، مما أسفر عن مقتل أربع نساء ورجلين.
Deputy Police Inspector Katarzyna Sislaw told Polish channel TVN24 that the alleged attacker was wearing military-style clothing and used “military weapons.”
ذكرت الشرطة أن المهاجم -وهو مواطن بولندي يبلغ من العمر 25 عاماً- أُصيب برصاص الشرطة قبل نقله إلى المستشفى، مشيرة إلى أنه كان الجاني الوحيد الذي تلاحقه السلطات، وقد خضع لعدة عمليات جراحية، وهو الآن في "حالة مستقرة لكنها بالغة الخطورة"، حسبما صرح به متحدث باسم الشرطة الإقليمية لوكالة "رويترز" للأنباء.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kuciniak-Kamisz denied reports that the suspect was a soldier, saying: “This man was not - and is not - a soldier in the Polish Armed Forces, and he had no connection to the army at all.”
Later, police found the bodies of three people - two women and a man - during a search of the suspect's home in the city of Ostrowiec Święciskie, an area located about 120 miles north of Krakow.
Sisulu stated that they also found “numerous pieces of weapons and ammunition” inside his vehicle.
It was not immediately clear what was the motive behind the shootings carried out by the gunman.
Interior Minister Marcin Cervinski told a news conference that the attacker was fascinated by far-right ideologies and held “very extreme views,” the Associated Press reported.
ذكر كيرفينسكي أن شرطيين من بين المصابين في الهجوم، أحدهما في حالة حرجة للغاية، ووفقاً لمسؤولين، فقد أُصيب أحد الشرطيين بطلق ناري واحد، بينما تلقى الآخر ثلاث رصاصات.
صرح متحدث باسم الشرطة الإقليمية لوكالة "رويترز" بأن كلا الشرطيين خضعا لعملية جراحية، وحالتهما الآن مستقرة.
Reuters video footage showed the presence of heavily armed police officers, wearing helmets and tactical equipment, in the square. The footage also shows passers-by walking in the street, while sirens are heard in the background. Krakow's main square, lined with cafes and bars, is usually a bustling area and very popular with tourists and locals alike.
Emergency teams are still working at the accident site. The Polish police allocated a bus near the site of the attack so that eyewitnesses could give their statements to the authorities.
أفادت هيئة النقل في مدينة كراكوف بأن رصاصة أطلقها المهاجم أصابت عربة "ترام"، مما أدى إلى تحطم نافذة مقصورة السائق، دون وقوع إصابات.
ذكرت منظمة "OTOZ Animals" المعنية بحقوق الحيوان أن المشتبه به أطلق النار أيضاً على حصانين كانا يجران عربات في وسط المدينة. The organization explained that the two horses are still alive, received treatment by a veterinarian, and were then transported away from the site.
Poland, like other European Union countries, imposes strict rules on the possession of firearms. Only a very small number of people are allowed to own military-style weapons or carry weapons in public.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Investigations into the motive for the attack and the suspect's connection to far-right ideologies will continue
Likely · Within weeks
Additional reports will be provided on the condition of the injured and wounded
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What is the exact motive behind the shootings?
- Are there any other accomplices of the attacker?
- What is the current condition of the injured?
