
The Mayor of Krakow on attacks and strengthened pre-Christmas protection
Krakow's Main Market Square and adjacent streets were again closed by police as part of an investigation after Saturday's shooting, which killed six people and injured 16, including the 24-year-old masked perpetrator.
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On Saturday after 3 p.m. there was a shooting in Krakow, in which six people were killed and 16 were injured.
The mayor of Krakow also told us about the first moments after learning about the shooting.
We cannot allow ourselves to be defeated by this murderer
- emphasized the president in reference to the city's plans regarding the organization of events in Krakow in the pre-Christmas period. He also noted that security, e.g. at Christmas markets, will be increased.
Closing the Main Square in Krakow after the tragic attack
The Main Market Square in Krakow and the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets have been closed again. The police are conducting another inspection of the site of Saturday's attack, which killed six people and injured 16, including the 24-year-old perpetrator.
The Main Market Square, adjacent streets and the attacker's escape route remain closed: Grodzka Street, the intersection with Plac Wszystkich Święta, Stradomska, the intersection with Gertruda, and the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska. The disruptions will last for several hours.
The shooting took place on Saturday after 3 p.m. A masked 24-year-old drove his car onto the market square and opened fire on random people. The perpetrator was shot and detained by the police after an exchange of fire near the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets.

24-year-old Michał O. drove a Subaru into the Main Square in Krakow and opened fire on people, after which he was injured and detained by the police. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński stated that the attacker acted alone and had radical, far-right views, but these words were not confirmed by the services. Kierwiński explained on TVN24 that he does not pass judgment and each hypothesis must be verified.

24-year-old Michał O. drove a Subaru into the Main Square in Krakow and opened fire on people. After an exchange of fire with the police, he was injured and detained. Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek stated that the perpetrator acted alone and if he survives, he faces life imprisonment. The motives have not yet been revealed.

After the attack on Krakow's Market Square, 16 people remain in hospitals, including one policeman in a serious condition and the perpetrator in a critical condition. The Voivode of Lesser Poland, Krzysztof Klęczar, appeals for safety without mechanical restrictions on movement. Six people died, including three members of the attacker's family found in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.

On Saturday afternoon, 24-year-old Michał O. from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski drove a black Subaru into Krakow's Main Market Square and opened fire on people. After a chase and an exchange of fire with the police, he was injured and detained. Two policemen were injured. 30 police crews, 24 State Fire Service units and 62 firefighters and rescuers intervened on site.

On Saturday, around 3 p.m., a shooting took place on the Main Market Square in Krakow. A masked 24-year-old drove his car onto the market square and opened fire on random people. Six people died and a dozen were injured. One of the fatalities was 53-year-old Izabela from Chodzież, a painter coming to the exhibition, who was orphaned by four children. The perpetrator, a Polish citizen from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, was arrested after an exchange of fire with the police at the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets. He had a firearms license and had no previous convictions.

RMF FM invites you to an interview with Łukasz Gibała about the response of the services to the shooting in Krakow, the city's preparation for crisis situations, the responsibility of the city authorities and the conclusions of the attack.