The key facts

  • Six killed, including a police officer, and 15 wounded in the shooting in Krakow
  • 12 of the wounded have been assigned the red triage level — a threat to life
  • Police said the attacker had an accomplice

Condition of the wounded

After the shooting in Krakow, Poland, 12 people remain in serious condition. This was announced by the head of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship Jan Klenchar to the Polsat News channel: “A fight for lives is underway in the hospitals. It is worth emphasizing that among the wounded, 12 people have been assigned the red level under the triage system, meaning a threat to life.” Triage is the process of rapidly sorting patients according to the severity of their condition.

Course of the attack

The attack took place on the Main Market Square: a man drove there in a car and opened fire on passers-by, then drove on for about another kilometer and a half while continuing to shoot. As a result, six people were killed, including a police officer, and 15 more were wounded. The police managed to wound the shooter and detain him. Later, the Krakow police reported that the attacker had an accomplice. Details of the incident are described in a Gazeta.Ru article.

Reaction of the authorities

After the shooting, the Prime Minister of Poland addressed politicians, as Gazeta.Ru also reported. The content of the address is not disclosed in available publications; details about the attacker's motives and the status of the suspected accomplice have not yet been provided.