A man entered an open-air market in the Polish city of Krakow and opened fire from his car, killing at least six people and wounding at least 15 others, authorities said. The shooter was shot by police and taken into custody. The shooting occurred in Krakow’s Main Market Square at around 3 pm local time on Saturday. Krakow police said the suspected shooter began shooting at random people from his car. Police said the victims were four women and two men. A damaged shop near Krakow’s main market square after a shooting that killed five people and injured more than 10, in Krakow, Poland, November 7, 2026. Jakub Włodek/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/via REUTERS Police officers are among the injured. The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police a short distance from the initial violence, and was taken to a hospital for treatment. The death toll was previously five, but the Malopolski regional government updated it to six in a post on Bartosz SIEDLIK /AFP via Getty Images In a social media post, Krakow police said the gunman is a Polish citizen and that he acted alone. The perpetrator of the incident on the main market square in Krakow is a citizen of the Republic of Poland. We deny reports that a police officer has died and that another perpetrator is being sought. The only known perpetrator of the incident is in police custody. Krakow police spokesperson Katarzyna Cisło told TVN24 that the alleged gunman was wearing a military-style uniform and used a military-style long gun in the attack. Police found many pieces of other weapons, as well as ammunition, in his car. First responders gather after a deadly shooting on November 7, 2026 in the main market square in Krakow, Poland. Omar Marques / Getty Images “The Minister of the Interior is keeping me informed about the situation in Krakow following the tragic shooting,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on social media, adding that “the police are investigating the background and all circumstances of the attack.” He later headed to Krakow from the capital, Warsaw, a government spokesman said. Other details were not immediately available. “We are only just learning details of the horrific mass shooting in Krakow, a savage and murderous attack that shattered the peace of Poland,” Tom Rose, the US ambassador to Poland, wrote in X. “The United States stands with Poland in this dark hour, as Poland stands with its beloved citizens of Krakow.” First responders gather after a deadly shooting on November 7, 2026 in the main market square in Krakow, Poland. Omar Marques / Getty Images Mass shootings are rare in Poland, a member of the European Union and NATO with 38 million people. “I saw a man shooting at people and walking through the square,” Annette, a woman in her sixties, told the Agence France-Presse news agency. “It’s a tragedy for Krakow; we’ve never seen anything like this before.” A woman reacts at the scene of a shooting near the main market square in Krakow, Poland, November 7, 2026. Jakub Porzycki/REUTERS Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, said in a statement that the EU stands with Poland and offered her condolences. “The tragic loss of life in the Krakow shooting is a tragedy that will be felt far beyond Poland,” he wrote in The Associated Press contributed to this report. More from CBS News Go deeper with The Free Press in:
