Suspected Kraków market square gunman dies in hospital, police say

The suspected gunman who killed six people in Kraków's market square died in hospital early on Monday, Polish police said. The Małopolska police announced the death on the social media platform X, The Guardian reported.

The attack took place on Saturday afternoon. According to reports, the suspect, who was 24, drove into the main square at about 3pm and shot at random. He was wearing military-style fatigues and a bulletproof vest. Six people died, including a British national, and 17 were injured.

Local media named the suspect as Michal O. He had been wounded in a shootout with police and was in critical condition in hospital before he died. Two police officers were among the injured, one of them in serious condition.

Five of the wounded were foreign nationals, from Britain, Austria, Germany, Portugal and Russia. Police also confirmed on Sunday that three people found dead at the suspect's home were his father, 53, his mother, 52, and his sister, 21.

Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the suspect was fascinated with far-right ideologies and held very radical and ultra-nationalistic views. The Guardian reported the minister's remarks.

Polish prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation after the shooting on Saturday afternoon. The suspect's death means he will not face a trial, and the inquiry is now focused on the events of Saturday and the background to the attack.