Special Report: Massacre in Kraków's Market Square — What We Know About Poland's Rare Mass Shooting

A 24-year-old gunman in a bulletproof vest drove into the heart of Kraków's old town and opened fire, killing six people and wounding 16 before police shot him. He has now died. Prosecutors are treating it as terrorism. Here is the record so far.

By Clara Hughes

Poland is in mourning. On Saturday afternoon, a masked 24-year-old man drove at high speed into Kraków's Main Market Square — the heart of the old town, usually packed with tourists — and opened fire at random, Polish police and prosecutors said. Six people were killed and 16 injured, The Guardian reported. On Monday, Małopolska police said the gunman had died in hospital. "We would like to inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital early this morning," police wrote on X. This Altas World Special Report sets out what is known — and what is not — as of Monday, Nov. 9. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: the timeline, the victims, the