Days of mourning in Krakow after shooting until November 11 for six killed

In Krakow today, after the attack at the Main Square where the assailant, firing randomly at passersby with a carbine, killed six people and wounded 15, mourning has been declared until November 11.

“I have declared days of mourning in Krakow until November 11,” announced Krakow Mayor Lukasz Gibala, who earlier confirmed that a crisis team is meeting in the city, with the participation of Minister of Internal Affairs Marcin Kierwinski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

The Malopolska Voivodeship Police stated that the attacker killed six people, four women and two men, while at least 15 people were injured, including two police officers.

“All indications are that he opened fire randomly at passersby. He circled the Main Square and headed toward the Kazimierz district. It is premature to say at this point what specific charges will be brought,” said prosecutor Tomasz Waszczuk.

He prepared for the attack, was heavily armed, and, as confirmed by the police, several weapons and a large quantity of ammunition were found in the trunk of his car, and according to unofficial information, he was wearing a bulletproof vest.

“He was dressed in a paramilitary uniform with a long-barreled military weapon. He may have had a semi-automatic AR-15 carbine. Many weapons and ammunition were found in the car,” said Krakow regional police spokesperson Katarzyna Cislo to Polish television TVN24.

Polish police stated that the perpetrator is a 24-year-old Polish man, and according to unofficial sources, Polish media report that he may be a soldier.

According to information from the portal Onet.pl, at around 3:00 p.m., when there were many tourists at the Main Square in Krakow, a black Subaru registered to his 52-year-old father, who has a firearms license and owns at least 11 different types of firearms, drove into the square.

Polish authorities are appealing to citizens to follow official information, as numerous videos of the shooting have already appeared on social networks, many of them fake and created with artificial intelligence, as well as much speculation and misinformation.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called on politicians from all sides of the political spectrum not to attempt to score political points from this tragedy.