Polish authorities said Monday that the perpetrator of the shooting that killed six people and injured fifteen others on Saturday in Krakow, a 24-year-old Polish man, died in hospital after being hit by police bullets. The authorities previously said that the perpetrator of the attack was influenced by right-wing extremist ideas, but investigators believe that it takes time to fully understand his motives.

Published on: 09/11/2026 - 13:39

Police in southern Poland announced on Monday that the perpetrator of a shooting attack that killed six people and injured fifteen others on Saturday in Krakow, a 24-year-old Polish man, had died from being hit by police bullets.

“We inform you that the perpetrator of these tragic events died this morning in the hospital,” the police said in a post on X.

Read also: Poland: Investigation continues into the circumstances of the Krakow attack

The killer is suspected of killing nine people in total, after three more bodies were found at his home in Ostrowiec Świentokjeski, about 150 kilometers northeast of Krakow. Police said it was his family members.

The attacker was wearing military uniform, wearing a mask and a helmet, and armed with a rifle. He opened fire from his car at passers-by near a square usually crowded with tourists.

The shooting resulted in the deaths of six people, including a Briton and an Austrian, and 15 others, including five foreigners, were injured.

The police intervened within a few minutes, and its members exchanged fire with him, and he was wounded, and two members were also seriously injured.

The authorities said that he was influenced by right-wing extremist ideas, but investigators believe that it takes time to fully understand his motives.

France 24/AFP

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