The police of the Malopolska Voivodeship announced on Saturday the death of 24-year-old Michał O., who opened fire at the Market Square in Krakow.
On November 7, a Polish citizen, reportedly with far-right views, opened fire in the central square of Krakow. Six people were killed by the shooting — two men and four women. Another 16 people were injured. Among the injured are citizens from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
As reported by the BBC, the police returned fire and neutralized the attacker. Later, three more bodies — those of his parents and sister — were found in his home. A two-day mourning period has been declared in Poland.
According to Poland’s Minister of Justice, Waldemar Żurek, the investigation is being handled by a division specializing in terrorism cases. On the X social media platform, the minister wrote that the Organized Crime and Corruption Investigation Department is coordinating the investigation into the "shooting killing six people and the attempted murder of many others."
"According to the legal qualification, the criminal's goal was to seriously terrorize a large number of people, which is assessed as terrorism," he added.
