He died during a shooting in Krakow. A moving appeal, they are looking for the family of the 51-year-old

According to the information obtained by "Dziennik Polski", Robert Kosidło came from Rybnik, but for years his second home was Kraków. The man lived in Nowa Huta and appeared on the Main Square almost every day. Although he had a serious accident in Italy in the past, his loss of full physical fitness did not stop him from helping others.

On a daily basis, he supported Krakow merchants: he helped them set up stands, bring goods, unpack and prepare trading places.

He was very honest, always helpful. He helped push the carts, unfolded the goods at dawn and packed them in the evening - recalls Mr. Robert's friend, Stanisława Gzyl, founder of the Association of Merchants conducting door-to-door trade in the center of Krakow, in an interview with "Dziennik Polski".

A tragedy in front of friends

Last Saturday, Mr. Robert, as always, came to help close the stands. Due to the low temperature, the merchants wanted to finish the work faster. Then shots rang out.

We returned to the cart with souvenirs, people were already running away to the shops - Adam Szyfko, one of the local merchants, reports to the newspaper - I told Robert that we were hiding to the ZARA store. He followed me, but slower. He was already in the doorway when the shot was fired... He fell on the mat in front of the entrance. A few more seconds and he could have saved himself.

Rescue operations were immediately initiated and Robert was transported to hospital. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of rescuers, he could not be saved.

A moving appeal: where is Mr. Robert's family?

After the tragedy, Robert's friends and acquaintances started a search operation. There were appeals on social media to contact the 51-year-old's family, who - as it was determined - comes from Rybnik. Unfortunately, so far no relatives have been reached.

However, the merchants do not intend to leave their friend without help. If we cannot find a family, we will organize a decent burial ourselves, they declare. However, they hope that thanks to the involvement of the inhabitants of Silesia and Krakow, they will be able to find relatives.

Six victims, several dozen people injured

In the attack in the Old Town of Krakow, six people were killed and 16 were injured, including two policemen who heroically tried to stop the perpetrator. The attacker, 24-year-old Michał Oksiński, died two days later in hospital. Three bodies were found in his family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski: his parents and his younger sister.