Source : AP
A shooter opened fire in a market square in the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead and more than a dozen injured, authorities said.
A man was firing toward random people from a car driving through the city’s Main Square, Krakow police said. Police officers are among the wounded.
The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police. Images from the scene showed police officers and ambulances covering the area, which is in the center of Krakow. A Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter also landed in the square.
The shooting occurred in the Main Square in Krakow, the municipal government said on X.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack. Polish President Karol Nawrocki said his thoughts were with the victims, the wounded and their families.
Other details were not immediately available. Mass shootings are uncommon in Poland.
“We are just learning details of the horrific mass shooting in Krakow, a savage and murderous attack that’s shattered the peace of Poland,” Tom Rose, the U.S. ambassador to Poland, wrote on X. “America stands with Poland at this dark hour as Poland stands with her beloved citizens of Krakow.”
Krakow is the second-largest city in Poland and roughly 155 miles from the capital city of Warsaw.