Three More Bodies Found at Krakow Gunman's Home, PM Says

Police found three more bodies on Saturday night at the home of the gunman who killed six people in Krakow. The bodies were two women and a man. Officers found them during a search of his home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 150 kilometres northeast of Krakow.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk told a late-night crisis meeting in Krakow that there were “strong indications” the three were members of the suspect’s immediate family. “We have the next acts of this tragedy,” he said. It was not yet clear when the three died.

The discovery brings the total dead to nine. Six people, four women and two men, were killed in the Main Market Square on Saturday afternoon. At least 15 more were hurt.

Tusk called the attack terrorism. “We have never had such drastic cases of terrorism in Poland before, because that is how we should call the attack in Krakow,” he said. Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz had already called the shooting an act of terror. Authorities have not formally confirmed a terror designation.

One of the six people killed in the square was a British citizen, police chief Marek Boroń said. At least three of the women were Polish. Two of the dead had not yet been identified.

The investigation

The suspect is a 25-year-old Polish citizen. Police shot and wounded him in the square. He was taken to hospital for surgery. Polish media, citing police sources, have identified him as Michał O., but police have not officially released his name.

Police found “many pieces of weapons and ammunition” in his car, Deputy Inspector Katarzyna Cisło told TVN24. She said the gunman wore military-style clothing and used military weapons.

Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said earlier on Saturday that the gunman held “very radical views” and was fascinated by far-right ideologies. He said that link will still have to be verified. The motive has not been established.

Krakow’s mayor declared a period of mourning in the city until November 11.