“Fascinated by far-right ideas” and in camouflage, who was the Krakow killer

Twenty-five years old, originally from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, "fascinated by far-right ideologies", with "very radical" and "ultranationalist" opinions and driving a black Subaru. This is the first information on Michal Oksinski who was responsible for the shooting in the center of Krakow, in which six people were killed and 15 injured.

The man, who died on Monday morning in hospital from injuries sustained after the clash with the police, had entered Market Square in a car full of ammunition and, after shooting at pedestrians in Sławkowska Street, headed towards the area between Dietla and Stradomia streets. Along the way, he had shot at a tram in Piazza di Ognissanti. According to police, during the attack the man was wearing a military uniform and fired an AR-15 rifle, a popular weapon among shooters. Information leaked publicly, according to which the attacker was a soldier, was denied by the Minister of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

No connection with the military environment

The Świętokrzyskie newspaper "Echo Dnia" found that the 25-year-old's family comes from the municipality of Waśniów and moved to Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski a dozen years ago. According to the newspaper's sources, the father of the attacker - a 52-year-old found dead in the house together with his wife and other daughter - was legally in possession of 11 weapons.

“One hypothesis is that he took the weapon from his father, but these are very preliminary conclusions,” Marcin Kierwiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration, said at a press conference in Krakow.

"He may have had ultranationalist ideas, but this is also a hypothesis and I don't want to go too far." According to what the police ascertained, the attacker had no criminal record and, during the attack, was wearing military-style clothing.