Krakow shooting: suspect dies in hospital, family found dead
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tribune Online
The 24-year-old suspect in the Krakow shooting, which left six dead and fifteen injured, died in hospital after several operations, according to Polish police. The bodies of three members of his family were found in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk describes the attack as a terrorist act, according to Euronews.
The 24-year-old suspect in the shooting in Krakow, Poland, died on Monday in hospital of injuries sustained during an exchange of fire with police, after several operations, according to Polish authorities. The attack, on Saturday in the Main Market Square, left six dead, including four Poles, a Briton and an Austrian, and fifteen injured, including two police officers, according to Euronews citing local authorities.
Police found the bodies of his parents and sister, who had gunshot wounds, in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. The suspect, who had no criminal record, held a firearms licence, and his relatives are considered victims of the same perpetrator. Eleven weapons were seized during the investigation. Authorities say he was fascinated by far-right ideologies, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk describes the attack as a terrorist act.
Investigators are examining the suspect's background, his electronic devices and his weapons in order to establish his motives and determine whether other people took part in the attack.
