Gunman who carried out Poland mass shooting has died, police say

Updated on: November 9, 2026 / 2:04 AM EST / CBS/AP

The 24-year-old who opened fire in a busy city square in Poland, killing six people and wounding 15 on Saturday, died in the hospital Monday morning, police said.

The man had been in critical condition after police shot him to end the attack, and had had several operations.

Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday.

The shooter, a Polish man, had far-right views, authorities said.

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.

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…

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