Shooting in Krakow. Autopsies start on Monday
The victims include citizens of Poland, Great Britain and Austria. The bodies of three people were found in the perpetrator's apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Quick Look
- Six people were killed and 15 injured in Saturday's attack in the center of Krakow.
- The perpetrator, whose condition is critical, previously killed three people in his apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
- National mourning was announced in Poland.
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Why It Matters
The perpetrator drove his car into the Main Square in Krakow and opened fire on passers-by. The bodies of his family members were found in his apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Six people were killed in Saturday's attack in the center of Krakow: four women and two men. Among the dead were four Polish citizens and two foreigners: a 32-year-old British citizen and an Austrian citizen.
Autopsies will begin on Monday morning. According to prosecutor Eryk Stasielak from the National Prosecutor's Office, the activities will probably last two days.
Six deaths. Their identities have been established
Among the dead were three Polish women, aged 47, 53 and 61. The fourth woman shot - an Austrian citizen - was 51 years old.
Two men also died: a 32-year-old British citizen and a Polish citizen, whose age has not yet been revealed.
The attack also includes 15 people injured. Among the injured, apart from Poles, are citizens of Great Britain, Portugal, Russia, Germany and Austria.
15 injured in Krakow hospitals. The condition of some of the injured is serious
As Krzysztof Klęczar, the voivode of Lesser Poland, informed on Sunday morning, all the injured were in Krakow hospitals. Some of them were in a serious condition and required treatment in intensive care units.
The injured include two policemen shot during the intervention. Both of them woke up from the coma, which was confirmed by the head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Marcin Kierwiński. Their condition is serious.
The attacker is also still in hospital. Doctors describe his condition as critical.
Due to the tragedy, the voivode's services are in contact with diplomatic missions of the countries whose citizens were injured. The idea is to enable information to be provided to the families of the victims and injured.
The bodies of three family members were found in the perpetrator's apartment
In the attacker's apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, the police found the bodies of three people - his 21-year-old sister, 52-year-old mother and 53-year-old father. They had gunshot wounds. There were also seven weapons in the apartment.
Due to the tragedy in Krakow, Sunday and Monday, November 8 and 9, are days of national mourning.
Shooting in the center of Krakow. This is how the attack happened
The dramatic events took place on Saturday after 3 p.m. A masked man drove a black Subaru into the Main Square in Krakow and then started shooting at random people.
The car moved through the city center until the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets. There he collided with another vehicle. Then there was an exchange of fire with the police. Two officers and the attacker were injured.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Autopsies of the victims will begin on Monday morning.
Very likely · Within hours
Open Questions
- What was the perpetrator's motive?
- What is the health condition of the other injured people?
