At the Main Market Square (Rynek Główny) in Kraków, on Saturday, 7 November, after 3 p.m., a shooting most likely took place. Police and rescue workers are working on site, and a Polish Air Ambulance Service (LPR) helicopter landed on the Market Square.
What we know about the incident
A spokesperson for the Kraków police said that a shooting most likely took place on the Market Square. Medical rescue workers are working near St. Mary’s Basilica (Kościół Mariacki), and an LPR helicopter landed on the Square.
Radio Kraków has established that a person in a passenger car allegedly fired shots at people in the area of Sławkowska Street. According to that broadcaster, police are reporting many injured.
Casualty figures unconfirmed
As of publication, police have not released an official casualty count or any information about the perpetrator. Conflicting reports about the number of injured and killed are circulating online; they have not been confirmed by the services, so we are not repeating them.
This article will be updated after a statement from the police or the prosecutor’s office is published.
Update
According to the latest police information, there are at least 5 fatalities and more than a dozen injured. The perpetrator was shot and is wounded.
