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Police say the 24-year-old who fatally shot 6 people in a Krakow square has died in the hospital
A 24-year-old man who killed six people and wounded 15 in a Krakow city square died in hospital on Monday, police said. He had been critically injured when police shot him to stop the attack, and had undergone several operations.
The man drove through the square in Krakow’s Old Town, a major tourist area, on Saturday. Authorities also found the bodies of his sister, mother and father at the family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 93 miles north-east of Krakow; mourners later left candles and flowers at the scene.
In short
- The 24-year-old attacker died in hospital on Monday.
- Six people were killed and 15 wounded in Krakow.
- Police had shot him to stop the attack.
Explained simply
Krakow is a major city in southern Poland, and its Old Town is a historic centre visited by residents and tourists. A city square is a public space where people may gather, walk or pass through.
The suspect was a 24-year-old man. Police are responsible for responding to serious threats and, in this case, shot him to stop the attack; his family members were found dead at their home in another Polish town.