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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has named the two police officers who were wounded in a shooting in central Kraków. They are Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański. According to the prime minister, both are in serious condition.
“They probably saved many lives, risking their own,” Tusk wrote on X, describing the officers as heroes.
Earlier, the prime minister reported that three police officers had been injured and that one of them was fighting for his life. In a separate post, Tusk thanked police officers, medical personnel and eyewitnesses who rushed to help the injured.
As Reform.news reported, the shooting began shortly after 3 p.m. on November 7 near Sławkowska Street, close to the Main Market Square. According to preliminary information, the man fired from a moving vehicle. Police officers wounded and arrested him at the intersection of Dietla and Stradomska streets. The suspect is a Polish citizen. Police denied reports that they were searching for a second attacker.
According to the Małopolska Voivodeship Office, six people were killed and another 15 were injured. The victims included four women and two men. Kraków Mayor Łukasz Gibała declared a period of mourning in the city through November 11.