Five killed in shooting at Krakow’s Main Market Square
Crime · First reported 7 Nov, 15:18 · Updated 15:43
Police said five people were killed and the suspected perpetrator was shot by officers and taken to hospital after a shooting in Krakow. Reported injury totals differ: one account said 10 people were injured, while others said more than a dozen. Police were investigating the incident.
- Police said five people were killed in a shooting at Krakow’s Main Market Square on Saturday.
- Reported injury totals vary: RTÉ said 10 people were injured, while other accounts reported more than a dozen.
- Police said the perpetrator was shot by officers and was being taken to hospital.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk said police were investigating the shooting and its circumstances.
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- Location
- Main Market Square, Krakow, Poland
- Deaths
- Five
- Injuries reported
- 10 in RTÉ’s account; more than a dozen in other reports
- Suspected perpetrator
- Shot by police and being taken to hospital
- Investigation
- Police were investigating the incident and its circumstances
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