Gunman firing from car kills 6 in Kraków's Main Square

A gunman firing from a moving car killed six people and wounded at least 15 in Kraków's Main Market Square on Saturday, according to Małopolska Police and the city's public transport company, MPK S.A.

The attack began around 3 p.m., when a public transit driver reported that a man in a passing car had shot at his vehicle and shattered his window. Police later shot and wounded the suspect in a gunfight, and authorities said the area was secured. Police identified him only as a citizen of Poland. A Kraków police spokesperson, Katarzyna Cisło, told TVN24 he wore military-style fatigues and carried a military-style rifle, and officers found numerous other weapons and ammunition in his car.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said two women and one man were found dead at the suspect's home, likely family members, which he called the "next acts of this tragedy." Tusk said two senior constables seriously injured in the shootout, Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański, "likely saved many lives." He urged politicians not to "exploit this tragedy." Police denied reports that an officer had died or that a second attacker was being sought.

President Karol Nawrocki said he was "deeply concerned" and expects a full explanation. Kraków Mayor Łukasz Gibała declared mourning through Nov. 11. U.S. Ambassador Tom Rose said the attack "shattered the peace of Poland" and that "America stands with Poland." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it "shocking," with "no justification for this attack."

Shootings are rare in Poland, which has between 0.2 and 0.4 gun deaths per 100,000 residents, according to a Medical University of Gdańsk study cited by Fox News. Early reports differed on casualty counts; the figures here are those given by Małopolska Police. The investigation is ongoing.