Poland: Six dead after gunman opens fire in Krakow market square
A 25-year-old suspected military cadet allegedly used an assault rifle to target pedestrians and a tram during the attack.
A 25-year-old man believed to be a military school cadet is the suspect in a shooting that killed six people in Krakow on Saturday, according to the Times of India. The gunman allegedly drove a black Subaru into the city's Main Market Square at around 3pm local time and opened fire with an AR-15-style assault rifle.
The attack, which authorities described as an act of terror, left one British national and five others dead. At least 15 people were injured, including two police officers who remain in critical condition. The suspect was shot and wounded by police and taken to a hospital for surgery.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said preliminary findings suggest the man held ultranationalistic views and was fascinated by far-right ideologies. Krakow police spokesperson Katarzyna Cislo stated the suspect was wearing a bulletproof vest and military-style fatigues when he targeted pedestrians, a tram, and two horses.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities discovered the bodies of three people, including two women and a man, at the suspect's family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski. While these victims are believed to be the suspect's close family members, the circumstances of their deaths have not been established.
Neighbours described the 25-year-old as a quiet and polite individual. Krakow Mayor Lukasz Gibala has announced official mourning in the city until Wednesday.