Five killed in shooting at Krakow's Main Market Square
A gunman opened fire in Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday, killing five people and injuring more than a dozen, including police officers, before being shot by authorities.
A shooter drove into Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday, firing at random pedestrians and killing five people while wounding over a dozen others, police said. Police officers responding to the incident were among those injured. The gunman was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police, and emergency services quickly secured the area.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted on X that police are investigating the attack, and President Karol Nawrocki expressed condolences to the victims and their families. U.S. ambassador to Poland Tom Rose also posted on X, stating that America stands with Poland following the incident.
Krakow, Poland's second-largest city, lies about 250 kilometres south of Warsaw.