Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the Krakow gunman had “very radical” far-right and ultra-nationalistic views after six people were killed.
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Six people were killed and 16 others were wounded after a gunman opened fire on Saturday afternoon in a busy market square in Krakow, Poland, authorities said.
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz described the shooting as an “act of terror” on the people of Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the 25-year-old suspect was fascinated with far-right ideologies and held “very radical” and “ultra-nationalistic” views during a news conference.
Kierwiński said four women and two men were killed, and two police officers were wounded, one seriously.
He said 13 of the 16 injured were taken to hospital with serious injuries, and one of them was a foreign citizen.
Police said the suspect was shot and wounded during a gunfight with officers a short distance from the initial violence, and was taken to hospital for surgery.
Police spokesperson Katarzyna Cisło said the perpetrator was wearing military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest and used a military-type long gun in the attack, and that many weapons and ammunition were found in the car.
Cisło said the gunman kept firing at police even after being shot himself, and that he acted alone, leaving people wounded at several locations as he moved through the square.
Krakow mayor Łukasz Gibała said the city would be in official mourning until Wednesday, and said the city will remain open to visitors despite the tragedy, including that “The square will belong to us again,” in a video posted to X.
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