Polish police have described the circumstances of the shooting that took place on 7 November in Kraków’s Main Market Square. Officers confirmed that the detained attacker is a Polish citizen.
This was stated in a police post on the social network X.
Police also refuted reports that one officer had been killed and that another perpetrator was being sought. According to law enforcement, there is only one known attacker, and he is in police custody.
Poland’s Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński reported on the condition of two officers who were injured during the arrest. One sustained a gunshot wound; the other has three gunshot wounds and is in a very serious condition. He is undergoing surgery.
Kierwiński stressed that the officers intervened immediately, risking their own lives. Thanks to their actions, the attacker was quickly detained.
- The shooting occurred at around 3:00pm. A man drove a car into the Market Square and opened fire from the vehicle at random passers-by.
- During the arrest, police wounded the attacker. He was taken to hospital. According to preliminary police data, five people were killed in the shooting and more than ten others were injured.