According to Onet’s findings, the Internal Security Agency (ABW) read an inscription on the locker at work of the perpetrator of the attack in Krakow: the abbreviation “GGER” is said to stand for “Good Game Elliot Rodger”. Prosecutors stress that the motive of Michał Oksiński has not been established.
What “GGER” means
The inscription consists of four letters and was located on the work locker of 24-year-old Michał Oksiński. Officials assess that it is an abbreviation of the English phrase “Good Game Elliot Rodger”. Elliot Rodger was a 22-year-old student who in May 2014 attacked in Isla Vista, California: he killed six people, shooting at people and running them over with a car. The information about reading the inscription does not come from an ABW statement – it is based on media findings citing the services.
According to these findings, investigators see similarities between the two attacks. Media sources point out, among other things, that both Oksiński and Rodger had over 500 rounds of ammunition on them.
Prosecutors’ position
The National Prosecutor’s Office states in its communication about the investigation that the perpetrator’s motive has not been established so far. Eryk Stasielak, head of the Krakow branch of the National Prosecutor’s Office, said that investigators see indications that may point to fascination with extreme ideologies, but they need time to draw conclusions and are still collecting evidence.
Media findings also indicate that traces of several weeks of interest in figures such as Anders Breivik, Ted Kaczynski and Charles Manson were found on the 24-year-old’s computer.
Phones and weapons
The prosecutor’s office reports that four mobile phones were secured in the perpetrator’s car, and steps are underway to gain access to the data stored on them. In total, four firearms were found on the perpetrator and in the vehicle – two AR-15 rifles and two pistols – as well as several hundred rounds of ammunition. Oksiński had held a firearms license since January 2026, and bought his first weapon in March. We wrote about his visits to the shooting range in our article about the shooting club where he was last seen in August.
How the attack unfolded
On Saturday, 7 November, at about 3:00 p.m., the perpetrator drove through the Main Market Square and nearby streets, firing at least several dozen shots. He was subdued by two police officers, who were shot. Six people died in Krakow, and three more victims were found at the perpetrator’s home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, as Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported. Oksiński died on 9 November in hospital, before being charged. The National Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into the murder of multiple people with a terrorist character, and the Krakow police are conducting it.
