# Six killed in Kraków shooting, police say

> A shooting in Kraków's Main Market Square has left six dead and more than a dozen injured, Polish authorities confirm.
- Title: Six killed in Kraków shooting, police say · the Guardian
- Summary: A shooting in Kraków's Main Market Square has left six dead and more than a dozen injured, Polish authorities confirm.
- Keywords: kraków, shooting, main market square, władysław kosiniak-kamysz, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/07/krakow-shooting-poland-latest-news-updates
- Published: 2026-11-07T17:59:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kraków, shooting, main market square, władysław kosiniak-kamysz, news, world
## Shooting in Kraków's Main Market Square
A shooting in Kraków's Main Market Square has killed six people and injured more than a dozen, according to Polish police.

> Tragic shooting in Kraków's Main Market Square.
## Defence minister responds
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz says he is in contact with the Minister of the Interior, the Voivode and all emergency services.

> I am in contact with the Minister of the Interior, the Voivode and all the emergency services.
## Investigation underway
Kosiniak-Kamysz says all circumstances and motives behind the incident will be thoroughly investigated. He extended condolences to victims' families.

> All the circumstances and motives behind this incident will be thoroughly investigated.
## Key takeaway

Six people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a shooting at Kraków's Main Market Square, Polish police say.