The date and scope of this report
This account was checked against reports published on 9 November 2026. It is a dated summary, not live coverage. The condition of injured people and investigative findings may change. The Kraków attack and the deaths of the suspect’s relatives in another city are described separately: they should not be presented as one crime scene.
What happened in the Main Square
Kraków city authorities place the attack at about 3 p.m. on 7 November in the Main Square. A man opened fire on passers-by. Six people died in Kraków. Euronews reports that the victims included four Polish citizens, one British citizen and one Austrian citizen.
What the hospital figures mean
At the 9 November briefing, police reported 15 injured people in six Kraków hospitals, including two police officers. Fourteen were described as stable; one officer remained seriously injured. Earlier accounts gave a figure of 16 wounded. The number still in hospital at a particular time is not the same measure as an initial total of people injured. This report uses the dated hospital update rather than treating those figures as interchangeable.
The separate deaths of three relatives
The suspect’s parents and sister were found dead at the family flat in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. Investigators believe he also killed them, and the inquiry covers both incidents. References to nine victims therefore combine six people killed in Kraków with three relatives in another city. Responsibility for the family deaths remains an investigative finding being examined, rather than a fact established by a court judgment.
What remains unknown about the motive
The precise motive had not been established by the date of this report. Officials referred to a possible connection with far-right views; Reuters also reported a subsequent appeal for restraint until fuller information was available. The case is being investigated as a possible terrorist offence. That investigative classification does not, by itself, establish a particular motive or replace supporting evidence.
The suspect’s death and the continuing inquiry
Police wounded the 24-year-old suspect during their intervention. Authorities confirmed that he died in hospital early on 9 November. His death is not included in the nine victims described above. Prosecutors said the inquiry would continue, including examination of evidence, witnesses, motives and possible connections. When checking later updates, look at the date and original source; archive photographs of the square are not photographs of the attack.
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