One of the police officers in serious condition after the shooting in Kraków: the shooter found dead, bodies of relatives discovered in his home

Treatment continues in Poland for those wounded in the mass shooting in Kraków: one of the police officers involved in the detention remains in serious condition, although his health is not deteriorating. The shooter, who carried out the attack on the Main Market Square on 7 November, died on 9 November. The bodies of his parents and sister were found in his home, and investigators are examining the possibility that he killed them.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 9 November 2026 at 16:582 min read

The key facts

One of the police officers who detained the shooter in Kraków remains in serious condition, while the other 14 wounded are stable.
The shooter died on the morning of 9 November after several operations; six people were killed in the attack in total.
The bodies of the attacker's parents and sister were found in his home; investigators are checking his possible involvement in their deaths.

Condition of the wounded after the shooting in Kraków

One of the police officers wounded in the mass shooting in Kraków, Poland, remains in serious condition, even though doctors have already brought him out of a coma. This was announced on air by Radio Kraków by Krzysztof Klęczar, the voivode of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. A total of 15 people are being treated in the city's hospitals: the condition of 14 of them is assessed as stable. The only patient whose health still causes serious concern is the police officer who was directly involved in detaining the attacker. Over the past day, his condition has not significantly worsened, which the official described as an encouraging circumstance. The second wounded police officer is also in stable condition.

Timeline of the tragedy and the circumstances of the shooter's death

The mass shooting took place on 7 November on Kraków's Main Market Square. A 24-year-old man drove into the historic city centre in a car and opened fire on passers-by. Six people were killed in the attack, and 15 more were wounded, including two police officers. During his detention, the attacker engaged in a shootout with law enforcement officers and sustained severe injuries. On the morning of 9 November, he died in hospital after several operations.

Discovery of relatives' bodies and the course of the investigation

Later, the bodies of the man's parents and sister were found in his house. Investigators are checking his possible involvement in their deaths. At present, the details of the investigation, including the possible motives for the killing of the relatives, remain under the control of the Polish prosecutor's office.