# Six people killed in shooting on Market Square in central Kraków

- URL: https://syn.by/en/politics/international-relations/six-killed-shooting-market-square-krakow/
- Published: 2026-11-09T12:30:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T02:55:03+00:00
- Section: International Relations
- Language: en
- RU edition: https://syn.by/ru/politika/mezhdunarodnye-otnosheniya/krakov-strelba-rynochnoy-ploshchadi.md
- BE edition: https://syn.by/palityka/mizhnarodnyya-adnosiny/centr-krakava-stralbie-rynkavaj-ploshchy.md

> The attacker has been detained, and two police officers are among the wounded. Reports differ on the number of casualties.

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On 7 November at about 15:00 local time, a man in a mask and military clothing drove a car to the Main Market Square in Kraków and began shooting at people. Six people were killed and another 15 were wounded. The attacker was detained.

An air ambulance helicopter was used to evacuate the victims, and emergency services worked at the scene. The city's main square was evacuated.

Reports differ on the number of wounded. According to private Belarusian outlets, more than 10 people were wounded. Małopolska Voivode Jan Kleczar, as the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda reports, said doctors are fighting for the lives of 12 victims. Early reports, citing local media, spoke of five dead and ten wounded; the death toll later rose to six.

Two police officers are among the victims, as TASS reported. According to non-state Belarusian outlets, the attacker was armed with a military rifle and was stopped after a chase by two police officers who had only short-barrelled weapons. Both were seriously wounded.

According to the Ukrainian outlet my.ua, the shooter was 24 years old and used an AR-15 rifle. Police exchanged fire with him three minutes after the first report. The attacker reportedly hid behind a car and returned fire, and the security forces wounded him.

[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-11-06/poland-s-power-feud-rattles-investors) noted that the shooting took place against the backdrop of demonstrations outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw and a growing conflict between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki.

Condolences were expressed by the Joint Transitional Cabinet, a body headquartered in Vilnius and founded in 2022. Belarusian authorities have designated it an extremist organisation. The cabinet wished the wounded a speedy recovery and said it supports everyone affected by the tragedy.