Six Killed, 15 Injured in Shooting in Central Kraków
Reform.news · 7 November 2026, 20:56
https://reform.news/en/six-killed-15-injured-in-shooting-in-central-krakow/Six people were killed and 15 injured in a shooting in central Kraków on Saturday, November 7. The injured are receiving medical care at Kraków hospitals, the Małopolska Voivodeship Office confirmed. Voivode Krzysztof Jan Klęczar is at the scene.
The death toll rose to six after one of the injured died. The victims include four women and two men, the Małopolska Police clarified.
The shooting began shortly after 3 p.m. near Sławkowska Street, close to the Main Market Square. According to preliminary information, a man fired shots from a moving vehicle. Police officers shot and wounded him before detaining him near the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets, according to a statement from Kraków City Hall.
The suspect is a Polish citizen. Police denied reports that they were searching for a second attacker. According to the police, the only attacker known to them has been detained. In the same statement, police denied reports that a police officer had been killed.
Two police officers sustained gunshot wounds during the suspect’s arrest. One of them was shot three times and was reported to be in critical condition. At the time of a statement by Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński, doctors were operating on the officer.
Tram No. 1 came under fire at Wszystkich Świętych Square. According to the municipal transport operator MPK, a window in the driver’s cab was shattered. Neither the driver nor the passengers were injured.
Kierwiński travelled to Kraków, Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Gałecka wrote. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police were investigating the circumstances of the attack. The shooting has not yet been officially classified as a terrorist attack.
A crisis management team is operating at Kraków City Hall. Mayor Łukasz Gibała signed an order declaring a period of mourning in the city until November 11.
Video shows the wounded gunman: