Krakow mass shooting suspect dies in hospital
The 24-year-old suspected of killing six people in Krakow's main square on Saturday has died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police, authorities said.
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The man suspected of killing six people and wounding 15 others in Krakow's main square on Saturday has died in hospital, local police confirmed on Monday morning.
Michał Oksiński, 24, was shot by a police officer after opening fire on officers following a car chase. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died early today.
The attack happened around 3pm on Saturday when Oksiński drove to the Main Market Square and opened fire on passers-by, tourists and taxi drivers with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle. Six people aged between 32 and 61 were killed, including one Austrian national, while 15 others were injured.
After the shooting, police pursued his black Subaru. At an intersection, he collided with a stationary vehicle and exited wearing a military uniform, helmet, mask and tactical vest. He fired at officers, seriously wounding two, but one officer managed to shoot him despite his own injuries.
During the investigation, police discovered another crime in his hometown of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about two hours from Krakow. In the family apartment, they found the bodies of his 52-year-old father, 51-year-old mother and 21-year-old sister, all killed by gunfire before the attack.
The Krakow prosecutor's office is treating the case as a terrorist offence. Searches in Krakow and Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski led to the seizure of a significant amount of ammunition and eleven firearms.
Poland's interior minister, Marcin Kierwiński, said everything indicates Oksiński acted alone and that he was fascinated by far-right ideology and ultranationalist views. He had no previous criminal record and reportedly practised shooting with his father every Sunday at a local shooting range.
