This is how many weapons were found in the shooter's apartment. New information about Michał O. and his victims
The President signed a regulation on two days of national mourning after the tragedy on the Main Square
Quick Look
- 24-year-old Michał O. drove a Subaru into the Main Square in Krakow and shot six people, injuring 15.
- The police found 7 weapons and the bodies of his parents and sister in his apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
- The president announced national mourning on November 8 and 9, 2026.
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Why It Matters
24-year-old Michał O. had a license for a sports weapon and had no previous convictions or records. After the shooting on the Main Square in Krakow, in which six people were killed and 15 injured, he exchanged fire with the police and was injured. Seven weapons and the bodies of his parents and sister with gunshot wounds were found in his apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
In Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski in the apartment of Michał O., who yesterday at around 15 drove a black Subaru along Sławkowska Street onto the Main Market Square in Krakow and shot six people near the Cloth Hall and injured 15, 7 weapons were found.
Earlier, the police reported that the 24-year-old shooter had a license for a sports weapon, but had no previous convictions or record. After an exchange of fire with the police, who immediately took action, he was injured. He is in a hospital in Krakow and his condition is serious. The police got into his apartment by breaking the balcony window and flying in with a drone. Three bodies were found there: a 53-year-old man and two women, aged 52 and 21. These are the parents and sister of the 24-year-old. The bodies had injuries that were initially assessed as gunshot wounds.
The bodies were secured for detailed examination. Activities with the participation of police counter-terrorists, technicians and a prosecutor continued on site throughout the night.
The President's decision: Two days of national mourning after the tragedy in Krakow
The Mayor of Krakow, Łukasz Gibała, introduced mourning in the capital of Lesser Poland until November 11. In turn, President Karol Nawrocki decided to start the formal procedure of declaring national mourning in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The president's spokesman, Rafał Leśkiewicz, announced yesterday evening that the draft of the relevant regulation had been submitted for countersignature to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who supported the motion during a briefing with the services. Ultimately, the president signed the regulation of November 7, 2026, under which national mourning is valid for two days: November 8 and 9.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The prosecutor's office opens an investigation into the murders in the shooter's apartment
Very likely · Within days
National mourning is in force on November 8 and 9, 2026
Certain · Within days
Open Questions
- What was the shooter's motive?
- Where did the bodies of my parents and sister come from in the apartment?
- Did the shooter act alone?
- What is the health condition of the injured from the Main Square?
