Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk joined a Krakow memorial march Nov. 9, Reuters reported, as investigators said the motive for an attack that killed six remained unknown.
National Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Przemyslaw Nowak said at a press conference that investigators had not established what prompted 24-year-old Michal Oksinski to open fire. The Polish government had said Oksinski may have been inspired by far-right ideology, but on Nov. 9 government spokesperson Adam Szlapka urged restraint until authorities had complete information. Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski called the proposed far-right link a “blatant lie.”
Nowak said two officers injured in the attack had regained consciousness. He also said a Gadsden flag found in Oksinski’s room carried different meanings associated with freedom or rebellion, but was not widely recognized as linked to extremism.
The joint appearance brought together leaders whose relations are tense as Poland mourned the Nov. 7 attack, which Reuters described as unprecedented for the country. Marchers covered part of the route used by the shooter and left candles at several places connected to the deaths, Reuters reported. Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told TVN24 that people with different views could still work together and support one another through a crisis.
Oksinski died at a Krakow hospital on Nov. 9 after officers shot and detained him during the attack. Officials also suspect him in the deaths of three relatives found at the family residence on Nov. 7. EconoTimes previously reported the prosecutors’ case linking him to those deaths.
Prosecutors said Oksinski and his father both held firearms permits and several guns were found at the family apartment and in Oksinski’s car. Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek told Radio Zet the government would review requirements for permit holders. Zurek said the investigation would continue, with investigators examining whether Oksinski acted alone or had been influenced by a group.
