Poland shooting: Five killed, more than dozen injured in Krakow market square

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that police are investigating the attack.

The perpetrator has ben shot by officers, reported AP citing the Polish police. Photo: Robin from Kraków, Poland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 min read  |  Published: 07 Nov 2026 Updated: 07 Nov 2026, 09:22 pm

Krakow: Five were killed and more than a dozen injured in a shooting incident that took place in a market square in Krakow in Poland on Saturday.

That's according to the Krakow municipal government on X.

The perpetrator has ben shot by officers, reported AP citing the Polish police.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack.

Jestem na bieżąco informowany przez ministra spraw wewnętrznych o sytuacji w Krakowie po tragicznej strzelaninie. Policja bada tło i wszystkie okoliczności zamachu.

Tusk further said that he was informed about the attack by the Interior Minister.

Other details were not immediately available.

(With inputs from AP via PTI)

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