Six people killed, at least a dozen injured in shooting at main market square of Krakow, Poland

Authorities in Poland are investigating a shooting that left six people dead and at least a 15 injured in the Main Market Square in Krakow, a cultural center of the historic city, according to officials.

The shooter, a Polish national, was shot by police at the scene and taken to the hospital around 3 p.m. local time. The shots were fired from a vehicle moving through the area, Krakow officials said in a series of posts X.

An earlier post from the city’s official municipal government account said that investigators were working to determine the scale of the incident.

Katarzyna Cisło, a spokesperson for the Krakow police, told TVN24 that the perpetrator was wearing military-style fatigues and he used a military-type long gun in the attack. Police found many pieces of other weapons, as well as ammunition, in his car.

Dramatic video posted on social media shows what appears to be an injured police officer firing at the suspect before dropping to his knees and rolling over onto his back. The officer, who did not appear to have backup nearby, is seen struggling to reload his firearm and appeared to be clutching his right arm.

That officer’s condition was not…

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