A 25-year-old Polish national with radical far-right and ultranationalist views killed six people in a shooting in Kraków, Poland, on Saturday.
The gunman, dressed in military-style clothing and carrying an AR-15, drove a car into the city’s historic Main Market Square and opened fire on people at random from his vehicle.
Six people were killed, four women and two men, including a British national. A further 16 people were wounded, among them two police officers.
Poland’s Interior Minister, Marcin Kierwiński, said the attacker appeared to be fascinated by far-right ideologies and held very radical views. Police believe he acted alone.
The suspect’s identity has not yet been made public. Authorities have also confirmed that he was not a serving member of the Polish armed forces, despite wearing military-style clothing.
Police officers engaged the gunman in a shootout and shot him. He was taken to hospital, where he remains under medical care. One police officer was seriously wounded during the exchange of fire.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk travelled to Kraków following the attack and described the shooting as an act of terror. The country’s Defence Minister also condemned the attack as an act of terror against the people of Kraków.
The shooting is one of the deadliest mass shootings in Poland in decades. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the attack and the suspect’s background and motives.
Feature photo from Polska Agencja Prasowa.
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