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Polish shooting suspect dies in hospital after nine people killed

A suspect accused of killing six people in Krakow and three family members has died in hospital, Polish police announced.

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A gunman suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in Krakow, Poland, died in hospital on Monday morning. The Daily Mail reported that local police announced the perpetrator's death on social media. The incident left nine people dead, including a British citizen and members of the suspect's family. [1]

The gunman opened fire in the Main Square of Krakow on Saturday afternoon, according to the Daily Mail. Six people were killed at the scene, including four women and two men. Local officials stated that three of the women and one of the men were Polish nationals. [1]

The Daily Mail and the BBC both report that a British citizen was among the six people killed in the shooting. As FTMQ News reported earlier, media reports identified the event as a far-right terror attack. The suspect is also suspected of killing three members of his own family. [1][2][5]

Along with the fatalities, 16 people were injured during the incident, according to the Daily Mail. Among those injured was a second British citizen, as well as the perpetrator himself before he was taken into custody. [1]

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In short

  • The suspected gunman died in a Polish hospital on Monday morning.
  • Six people were killed in Krakow's Main Square on Saturday afternoon.
  • A British citizen was among the six people shot dead in the attack.
  • The suspect is also accused of killing three of his family members.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Polish gunman who killed British tourist and eight others in 'far-right terror attack' dies in hospitalDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]British citizen among six killed, Polish police sayBBC, 1d ago

Background

  1. [3]List of filmed mass shootings on Wikipedia
  2. [4]2015 Sousse attacks on Wikipedia
  3. [5]British citizen among six dead in reported Polish terror attack FTMQ News, 1d ago
  4. [6]Security guard fatally shoots gunman after deadly Tampa Citibank attack FTMQ News, 4d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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