The 24-year-old man police shot during Saturday’s attack in Kraków died in hospital early Monday, the city said, as prosecutors continued investigating a shooting that killed six people.
Kraków’s official information service identified the man as Michał O. and said he drove onto the Main Market Square shortly after 9 a.m. ET (3 p.m. CET) on Saturday, Nov. 7, and fired at passersby. The city reported six deaths and 15 injuries, including two police officers. Police shot and detained him during an intervention; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the city said. EconoTimes previously reported the initial death toll and the suspect’s detention.
Polish Radio reported that Eryk Stasielak of Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office said the inquiry would continue after the man’s death, with investigators examining his motives and possible connections. Polish Radio said examinations after death were set to start Monday in both Kraków and Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, with work expected to last up to two days.
