# Kraków shooting suspect who killed six has died, say police in Poland

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/krakow-shooting-suspect-who-killed-six-has-died-say-police-in-poland/
- Published: 2026-11-09T06:32:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T06:48:58+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/09/krakow-shooting-suspected-gunman-dead
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- The Kraków shooting suspect has died in hospital.
- Six people were killed and 17 injured.
- Prosecutors are investigating a possible terrorist offence.

## Summary

The 24-year-old man suspected of killing six people in a Kraków market square has died in hospital, police said. He had been critically injured in a shootout with officers, and prosecutors are investigating the attack as a possible terrorist offence.

The shooting took place on Saturday afternoon and also injured 17 people, including police officers among those targeted; one of the dead was British. Authorities said the attack was probably inspired by far-right ideologies, while investigators examine emblems on the suspect’s clothing. Three people found dead at his home were identified as his parents and sister. The killings have shocked Poland, where a rare mass shooting comes amid concern about recent attacks linked by officials to extremist content online.

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