The key facts

  • The Mayor of Krakow has urgently requested honorary citizenship of the city — Krakow's highest honor — for the two wounded police officers
  • Artur Moranski and Jakub Kulik have emerged from coma but remain in serious condition
  • Six people were killed and 16 injured in the attack; questioning the detained gunman is not yet possible

Krakow's highest honor for the wounded police officers

Two police officers who stopped a gunman in central Krakow will be awarded honorary citizenship of the city. The Mayor of Krakow Lukasz Gibala said he had urgently requested that this title be conferred on both officers, Polsat News reports (according to Gazeta.Ru). Honorary citizenship of the capital royal city is Krakow's most prestigious honor: it is awarded for citizens' services to the city or for an exemplary stance in life.

Condition of the officers and the gunman

The officers in question are Artur Moranski and Jakub Kulik, who subdued the shooter and were themselves wounded. According to media reports, both have emerged from coma but remain in serious condition. Prosecutor Tomasz Waszczuk said it is not yet possible to question the attacker — he is also in critical condition after being wounded during his arrest.

What is known about the attack

The previous evening in central Krakow, 24-year-old Michal O. opened fire on passers-by. Six people were killed — four women and two men — and 16 were injured, including two police officers and the attacker himself. During searches of his house in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, the bodies of his sister and parents were found. Gazeta.Ru also reported, citing its own publication, on the condition of a Russian womanwho was wounded in the shooting; however, no details about this are provided in the available materials.