Five killed and more than a dozen injured in Krakow market square shooting

Five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a market square in Krakow, Poland, police said.

The shooting occurred near the main market square in the southern Polish city of Krakow. Krakow police said the gunman aimed at random people as he drove into Main Square, a major tourist destination in the center of the city. Police officers are among the wounded.

A Krakow police spokesperson told the AFP news agency that five people were killed and around a dozen others were wounded. The perpetrator was shot and wounded during a confrontation with police and is currently being transported to a hospital.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a post on X that police are investigating the attack and described the shooting as "tragic." He wrote that he is being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Krakow and that the police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki wrote on X that his thoughts were with the victims and wounded, as well as their families.

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose wrote on X that America stands with Poland at this dark hour as Poland stands with her beloved citizens of Krakow.

Krakow is the second-largest city in Poland and is located about 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the capital, Warsaw.

Authorities initially urged people in the immediate vicinity to evacuate to a safe place. Images from the scene showed police officers and ambulances covering the area, which is in the center of Krakow.

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