Krakow gunman who ended lives of six people dies in hospital

A gunman believed to have ended the lives of six people in the centre of Krakow, Poland, passed away in hospital this morning, Nov. 9, police have said. 

The 24-year-old suspect is also thought to have eliminated three members of his own family. 

In an update on X, Malopolska Policja said: "We would like to confirm the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital this morning." 

About 16 people were left injured following the shooting in Main Square on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7. 
 

Four women and two men were slain, with local authorities confirming three of the women and one man were Polish. 
 

Of the injured, five were foreign nationals, from the UK, Portugal,  Russia, Germany and Austria. 
 

Officers found three bodies while searching the alleged attacker’s home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city 93 miles from Krakow. 

They were later identified as his sister, mother, and father. 

The suspected gunman, known only as Michal O, was arrested on a nearby street after attempting to escape in a car. 

He is believed to have discharged an AR-15-style rifle, a civilian version of a military-style gun, and ammunition was recovered inside the vehicle. 
 

Two officers were injured in a gunfire exchange with the alleged attacker, officials confirmed. 
 

While the motive for the shooting remains unclear, authorities cited the shooter as being "fascinated by far-right ideologies". 
 

Michal was described as an "aloof" man who always donned black clothes. 

A local told tabloid Fakt: "He’s a little strange. He never spoke. If he did speak – which was rare – he’d just say hello, Otherwise, he’d keep his hood pulled over his head."