Poland mourns victims of Krakow mass shooting as terrorism probe launched

November 8, 2026 / 8:59 AM EST / CBS/AP

Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday, a day after a 24-year-old man with far-right views opened fire in a busy central square in Krakow, killing six people and wounding 15 others.

The attack, which Poland's defense minister described as an "act of terror," happened in Main Square, a major tourist hub in the heart of Krakow's Old Town.

The alleged shooter, a Polish man, was shot and wounded by police.

The prosecutors said on Sunday they started an investigation for murder and attempted murder of numerous people, including police officers, with the act "constituting a terrorist offense."

Four women and two men were killed in the Main Square shooting. Three of the women and one of the men were Polish, Krzysztof Jan Klęczar, the Malopolska regional governor, said on Sunday. A man from the U.K. and a woman from an unidentified foreign country were also among the dead.

The bodies of three people — the assailant's sister, mother and father — were found at the man's house in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, a city about 93 miles northeast of Krakow. They likely died from gunshot wounds, authorities said.

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