Krakow gunman who ended lives of six individuals dies in hospital

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By Linda Ikeji
9 November 2026, 10:39 am

A gunman believed to have ended the lives of six individuals within the centre of Krakow, Poland, handed away in hospital this morning, Nov. 9, police have stated.

The 24-year-old suspect can be thought to have eradicated three members of his circle of relatives.

In an replace on X, Malopolska Policja stated: “We would like to confirm the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital this morning.”

About 16 individuals had been left injured following the taking pictures in Main Square on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7. 

Four ladies and two males had been slain, with native authorities confirming three of the ladies and one man had been Polish. 

Of the injured, 5 had been international nationals, from the UK, Portugal,  Russia, Germany and Austria. 

Officers discovered three our bodies whereas looking the alleged attacker’s house in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a metropolis 93 miles from Krakow.

They had been later recognized as his sister, mom, and father.

The suspected gunman, recognized solely as Michal O, was arrested on a close-by avenue after trying to flee in a automotive.

He is believed to have discharged an AR-15-style rifle, a civilian model of a military-style gun, and ammunition was recovered contained in the automobile. 

Two officers had been injured in a gunfire trade with the alleged attacker, officers confirmed. 

While the motive for the taking pictures stays unclear, authorities cited the shooter as being “fascinated by far-right ideologies”. 

Michal was described as an “aloof” man who all the time donned black garments.

A neighborhood instructed tabloid Fakt: “He’s a little strange. He never spoke. If he did speak – which was rare – he’d just say hello, Otherwise, he’d keep his hood pulled over his head.”