Suspected Krakow terror assault shooter ‘dies in hospital’ after two Brits killed

A British man was among six people killed in a Krakow ‘terror’ shooting by a gunman also suspected of murdering three members of his own family

A gunman suspected of killing six people in Krakow has died in hospital, police in Poland have announced. A British national was among six people gunned down in what has been described as a “terror” attack in the Polish city over the weekend, carried out by a rampaging shooter who was also suspected of slaughtering three members of his own family.

A second Briton was amongst 16 people wounded, including the perpetrator himself, after he unleashed a hail of bullets on Krakow’s Main Square on Saturday afternoon. Four women and two men lost their lives, with local officials confirming three of the women and one man were Polish nationals.

The second male victim was British, while the nationality of the fourth woman is yet to be established. Five foreign nationals from the UK, Portugal, Russia, Germany and Austria were amongst those injured.

Authorities also discovered three lifeless bodies at the 24-year-old suspected gunman’s family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city roughly 93 miles north-east of Krakow – thought to be his parents and 21-year-old sister.

Chilling footage circulating on social media captured an armed officer approaching the gunman, who appeared to be clad in tactical gear and sprawled on the ground with a rifle at his side. Sirens wailed in the background as the officer appears to discharge six shots before dropping to his knees.

The suspected gunman, a 24 year old Polish national, was believed to have been motivated by “far-right ideologies” and remained hospitalised after being shot by police – but now Polish police officials have confirmed that the suspected attacker has now died.

Local police have launched an urgent blood appeal for officer Jakub Kulik, who is currently fighting for his life in hospital. The force confirmed that the senior constable had confronted the armed attacker and sustained serious injuries as a result.

The shooting unfolded at around 3pm on Saturday when a gunman, armed with an automatic weapon, opened fire in the Old Town area of Poland’s second-largest city, driving to multiple locations in the square and unleashing a hail of bullets at each spot, according to authorities.

A spokesman posted on Twitter/X this morning: “We would like to inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital early this morning.”

Daisy Hersey, from Hove, told BBC News she was dining in a restaurant with her boyfriend Tyler when the terrifying ordeal began.

She said: “Suddenly people started running into the restaurant. The door opened, I was sat right by the door, and I just heard these gunshots, but I wasn’t sure if it was gunshots. I thought maybe it was the tram or something.

“The people just piled in, and you could just see the fear on their faces. There was no reception at all in the restaurant, so I had no clue what was going on. All you could hear was screaming across the street.”

The couple managed to leave around half-an-hour later, with Daisy adding: “As we walked, we just saw bodies on the floor, and it was very disturbing.”

Krakow mayor Lukasz Gibala announced via a post on X that the city would observe a period of mourning until November 11.