Krakow shooting death toll rises to six
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
A man opened fire on passers-by on Saturday in Krakow's old town square, Poland, killing six people and injuring around 10, including police officers. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said the Polish shooter was "fascinated by far-right ideologies", according to police cited by AFP.
The death toll from the shooting on Saturday 7 November 2026 in the tourist centre of Krakow, southern Poland, has risen to six, while 16 people are hospitalised, including five foreigners, according to police cited by AFP.
The shooter, a Pole who is believed to have acted alone, opened fire at around 3pm after arriving by car in the old town's main square. Four women and two men were killed, while two police officers are among the injured, one suffering a gunshot wound and the other three gunshot wounds, according to police and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski.
The shooter was neutralised by police and then taken to hospital. The interior minister said the man appeared to hold very radical views and be fascinated by far-right ideologies, while stressing that this element still had to be verified.
The shooting follows an initial death toll of five announced on 7 November. Police had then announced that an injured person had succumbed to their injuries, bringing the death toll to six.
