Among the six killed in the Kraków shooting are citizens of Austria and the United Kingdom

The identities of the victims of the mass shooting on Kraków's Main Market Square on November 7 have been established: six people died, including a citizen of Austria and a citizen of the United Kingdom, and 15 were wounded. The suspect was detained after a shootout; the bodies of three people were found in his home. The investigation is being conducted as a terrorism case.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 8 November 2026 at 20:322 min read

The key facts

Six people were killed: a 51-year-old Austrian citizen and a 32-year-old Briton; the other four were Polish citizens
15 wounded, 12 of them in serious condition; two police officers are among the injured
The prosecutor's office classified the attack as a terrorist crime; national mourning has been declared

Victims identified

Among the six people killed in the mass shooting in central Kraków were citizens of Austria and the United Kingdom — a 51-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man, respectively. The other four victims were Polish citizens. This was reported by the head of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Krzysztof Jan Klęczar, whose words were cited by the Onet portal; according to him, the identities of all the victims have been established. This was reported by Life.ru.

Course of the attack and condition of the injured

The tragedy occurred on November 7 at around 3:00 p.m. local time on Kraków's Main Market Square. According to Polish law enforcement, a 24-year-old man in camouflage opened fire on random passersby from a Subaru car with no license plates. In addition to the six killed, 15 people were wounded, not counting the attacker himself; according to regional authorities, 12 of them are in serious condition, and among the wounded are two police officers.

Detention and new developments

The attacker was detained after a shootout with law enforcement: he sustained gunshot wounds and was hospitalized in serious condition. Later, police found the bodies of three more people in his home — his parents and his sister; investigators are establishing the circumstances of their deaths and checking for a possible connection to the attack. The Polish prosecutor's office is investigating the shooting as a terrorist crime. A national mourning period has been declared in the country, and in Kraków itself the mourning events will last until November 11. At the site of the tragedy, residents began laying flowers and lighting candles — a spontaneous memorialhas formed there, as Life.ru previously reported.