Five people were killed and several others injured in a shooting in Krakow, Poland.
A gunman killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others in a shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday afternoon. The perpetrator, a Polish citizen, drove a car into the square and fired indiscriminately at pedestrians. Police shot the suspect during a confrontation and took him into custody.
- Five people were killed in the center of Krakow.
- Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said police are investigating the attack.
- The perpetrator is a Polish citizen.
- Krakow police said the gunman aimed at random people while driving into the Main Market Square.
- Police shot the suspected shooter and are taking him to a hospital.
- Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński stated one injured police officer was in critical condition.
- Krakow was visited by 16.2 million people in 2025.
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