The key facts
- The attacker died in hospital on the morning of 9 November; nine people died in total, including three members of his family
- The shooter held an official firearms permit, obtained in March 2026
- The prosecutor's office found no traces of ideological motives in his apartment
The shooter died in hospital; the death toll has risen to nine
The man who opened fire on passers-by on Kraków's Main Market Square on 7 November, died in hospital on the morning of 9 November. This was reported by the outlet Life.ru, citing its own publications. The attack took place on 7 November: an armed man fired at random passers-by from a car. He killed six people in the street, and 15 more were wounded, including police officers.
The shooter's family members' bodies and an arsenal in the car
Later, at the suspect's home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, authorities found the bodies of his father, mother and sister — bringing the total death toll to nine. Przemysław Nowak, spokesman for Poland's National Prosecutor's Office, said that four firearms were found in the perpetrator's car — two AR-15 rifles and two pistols — as well as, in his words, 'at least 500 additional rounds of ammunition that could have been used.' During the attack, the shooter fired at least several dozen shots; the exact number is being determined from the collected shell casings.
Motive remains unknown
The shooter held an official firearms permit, obtained in March 2026. Investigators have not yet established what prompted the 24-year-old man to carry out the attack. 'It is still too early to say categorically anything about motives, inspiration or any ideology,' Nowak said, adding that one of the prosecutors spent 13 hours in the suspect's apartment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski but found no 'obvious symbolism' or books pointing to a motive. It remains to be determined whether he acted alone and whether anyone could have influenced his decision.
