At least five dead in shooting in the main market square of Krakow, Poland, police say
By Charlotte Reck, Lauren Kent, Billy Stockwell, CNN
(CNN) — At least five people have been killed and about a dozen more injured in a shooting incident in the main market square of Krakow, Poland, on Saturday afternoon, according to Polish police.
The shooting occurred at around 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET), when a man drove onto the square and opened fire from within his vehicle at what appeared to be random people, Krakow police said in a post on X.
The suspected perpetrator was wearing military-style attire, Reuters cited a police spokesperson as saying. He was shot by police and has been transported to the hospital, police said.
Emergency services are still working at the scene, police said in another update. Police officers are among those injured.
Heavily armed police wearing helmets and tactical gear are present at the square, video footage from Reuters showed. Pedestrians can be seen walking down the street as sirens ring out in the background. Krakow’s main market square, lined with cafes and bars, is typically a busy area that is popular with tourists.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a social media post that police are investigating the “tragic shooting” and that he is being updated by the interior ministry.
Meanwhile, President Karol Nawrocki said that the head of Poland’s National Security Bureau was on his way to Krakow. “My thoughts are with the victims, those injured and their families,” he said in a statement.
Poland, like most European Union countries, has strict rules about acquiring guns and very few people are allowed to own guns or carry them in public.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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CNN’s Christina Zdanowicz contributed to this report.
