Five people have been killed, and about a dozen more injured, in a shooting in Krakow, Polish police say
“Shots were fired in the Main Market Square,” a statement says, adding: “Emergency services are already on the scene”
Police say the suspect – who was shot by officers – is being transported to hospital
In a social media post, Polish PM Donald Tusk calls the incident “tragic” and says he is being kept updated
Tusk says that he is “being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting.
“The police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack.”
Posting on X, the police department says in a statement that at around 15:00 local time that a man who had driven onto the square began “firing at random people from his car”.
The perpetrator was shot by police and is being transported to hospital, another statement says.
In a statement on social media, the official account for the city of Krakow writes:
“Shots were fired in the Main Market Square. Emergency services are already on the scene. Police are also conducting an operation on Dietla Street.
“We are awaiting official confirmation of the scale of the incident, including information on the number of people injured.”
The city is asking that residents avoid the area while police investigate.
