Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack
Emergency responders gather after a deadly shooting on November 7, 2026 in the Main Market Square of Krakow, Poland. Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEmergency responders gather after a deadly shooting on November 7, 2026 in the Main Market Square of Krakow, Poland. Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty ImagesFive people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a shooting in Kraków, Poland
The gunman aimed at random people as he drove into the city’s main square, a major tourist destination, police said
The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police
No motive has been announced, but Poland’s PM Donald Tusk says ‘all circumstances’ are being investigated
View image in fullscreenPeople stand behind a tape on the Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland. Photograph: Art Service/EPA View image in fullscreen Gunshots were fired in the centre of Krakow in the afternoon. An Air Rescue helicopter landed at the scene. Photograph: Art Service/EPAThe Polish defence minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, has also released a statement:
Tragic shooting in Kraków’s Main Market Square.
For us, the residents of Kraków and the Małopolska region, these are particularly difficult times.
I am in contact with the Minister of the Interior, the Voivode and all the emergency services.
All the circumstances and motives behind this incident will be thoroughly investigated.
I extend my deepest condolences to the victims’ families and loved ones.
Police started to receive reports at around 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) that someone in a car had been shooting randomly people who entered the square, a police spokesperson said.
“According to information from police officers, the man was wearing military-style attire,” the spokesperson told reporters.
“During the arrest, officers used their weapons, but the man returned fire; as a result, two police officers are among the injured.”
Tom Rose, the US ambassador to Poland, wrote on X:
We are just learning details of the horrific mass shooting in Kraków, a savage and murderous attack that’s shattered the peace of Poland.
America stands with Poland at this dark hour as Poland stands with her beloved citizens of Kraków.
Justice minister Waldemar Żurek has appealed for calm and says the perpetrator will be “severely punished”:
A terrible tragedy in Kraków’s Main Market Square.
I share the grief of the families and loved ones of the victims of this unimaginable tragedy. The perpetrator was injured and detained.
Prosecutors, police and all the relevant services are already working at the scene, securing evidence and investigating the circumstances of the attack. The state is taking action.
We appeal for calm and ask that people not interfere with the work of the emergency services. We will ensure that the perpetrator of this crime is held fully accountable and severely punished.
Five people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a shooting in Kraków, Poland
The gunman aimed at random people as he drove into the city’s main square, a major tourist destination, police said
The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police
No motive has been announced, but Poland’s PM Donald Tusk says ‘all circumstances’ are being investigated
Here are some more pictures from the scene in Kraków:
View image in fullscreen Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/Reuters View image in fullscreen Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/ReutersI am being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting.
The police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack.
A man was firing toward random people from a car driving through the city’s Main Square, Kraków police said.
Here are some of the latest images from the scene:
View image in fullscreenThe scene in Kraków. Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty Images View image in fullscreenThe scene in Kraków. Photograph: Jakub Włodek/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Reuters View image in fullscreenThe scene in Kraków. Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty ImagesKraków is the second-largest city in Poland and roughly 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the capital, Warsaw.
Five people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in the shooting in Kraków, police have said.
The perpetrator was shot by police officers and is currently being transported to a hospital.
A police spokesperson told Reuters that they began to receive reports at around 3 pm (2pm GMT) that a car from which shots were being fired at random people had entered the square.
A shooter opened fire in a market square in the Polish city of Kraków, leaving people dead and injured, authorities said.
The shooting occurred in the Main Square in Krakow, the municipal government said on X.
A spokesperson for the local firefighters told Polsat News that the perpetrator fired a gun from a passing car.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack.
Other details were not immediately available.