From the Guardian · · 1m 20s
Six killed in random shooting at Kraków market square
A gunman fired from his car at crowds in Poland's second-largest city, killing six people and wounding 15 others before police shot him.
In brief
A gunman fired from his car at crowds in Poland's second-largest city, killing six people and wounding 15 others before police shot him. Six people died and 15 were injured when a Polish gunman fired at random from his car in Kraków's main market square on Saturday afternoon. Originally reported by the Guardian.
Gunman fires at random in Kraków square
A man drove into Kraków's main market square at about three pm and began firing at random people from his car, killing six and injuring 15.
“firing at random people from his car”
Gunman shot and wounded by police
The Polish gunman, dressed in military-style clothes and armed with a long military-type firearm, was shot and wounded during a gunfight with police nearby.
Victims and casualties identified
Those killed were four women and two men. The injured included two police officers, one of them seriously after being shot three times in the shootout.
Polish leaders respond to attack
Prime minister Donald Tusk confirmed the shooting and said police are investigating the background and circumstances. He is heading to Kraków. President Karol Nawrocki expressed deep concern.
“the police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack”
Gun permits in Poland surged in 2025
Poland issued a record fifty thousand seven hundred gun permits in 2025. The number of active permits registered in 2025 was almost double the number registered in 2015.
The main idea
Six people died and 15 were injured when a Polish gunman fired at random from his car in Kraków's main market square on Saturday afternoon.
