Gunman kills six and wounds about 15 in Kraków’s Main Market Square before police shoot and detain him, Polish authorities and outlets report

Polish authorities say a gunman killed six people and wounded about 15 others in Kraków’s Main Market Square on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7, 2026, before police shot and detained him. Małopolska Police raised the toll to six dead — four women and two men — after an earlier five-dead update. AP, Euronews, BBC’s live page, the Guardian’s live page and LBC match the six-killed / about-15-wounded range. This desk saved BBC, Euronews, Guardian and LBC HTML under src/, plus an AP search excerpt (full apnews.com returned Cloudflare 403 to curl) and primary X posts from @kwpkrakow, @MSWiA_GOV_PL and @donaldtusk.

How police describe the sequence: @kwpkrakow wrote that around 3 p.m. a man who drove into the square “zaczął oddawać strzały do przypadkowych osób” — began firing at random people — and that police detained the perpetrator, with wounded civilians and police among the casualties. A follow-up said officers shot the perpetrator and moved him to hospital (15:17 UTC update). A later post denied any second suspect and denied reports that an officer had died, identifying the attacker as a citizen of Poland (16:35 UTC update). Poland’s Interior Ministry (@MSWiA_GOV_PL) earlier said five had died and that Minister Marcin Kierwiński headed to Kraków.

Officer casualties and the weapons picture: BBC and LBC carry Kierwiński’s line that one wounded officer sits “in very critical condition” after “three gunshot wounds,” with surgery under way, and that a second officer also took a gunshot wound. BBC quotes police spokesperson Katarzyna Cisło saying the suspect “used military weapons” and that “Many pieces of weapons and ammunition were found in his vehicle,” after an earlier police line that he wore “military-style attire.” Guardian live separately relays Małopolska police telling TVN24 that the attacker used “military type firearms” and that police secured more weapons in his car. AP’s excerpt calls the gunman a 24-year-old Polish citizen; this desk keeps that age attributed to AP only, because the police posts this desk saved do not publish an age.

Nearby tram and square cordon: BBC cites Kraków city social media, quoting public-transport operator MPK, that a route-1 tram took fire at All Saints’ Square shortly before the market-square attack, with the driver’s cab window shattered and “None of the passengers or the driver were injured.” BBC’s Magda Mis, reporting from the square, describes a heavy police cordon and an unusually empty tourist plaza. Euronews notes emergency vehicles around St Mary’s Basilica and an air-ambulance helicopter.

Official reactions without a stated motive: Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted deep condolences, praised officers who “działali z narażeniem życia,” and appealed to politicians of all stripes not to “exploit” the tragedy, saying authorities would establish all circumstances. BBC and Euronews quote President Karol Nawrocki as “deeply concerned,” with the National Security Bureau chief headed to Kraków. U.S. Ambassador Tom Rose, per BBC and LBC, called the attack a “horrific mass shooting” and said “America stands with Poland at this dark hour.” No outlet this desk read published a confirmed motive, manifesto, or organizational claim.

What remains open for readers: police and multiple independent outlets agree on a single Polish-citizen gunman, a Saturday-afternoon drive-by style attack on the Main Market Square, six dead (four women, two men), roughly 15 wounded including two officers, and a police shooting that stopped the attack. Open items include the attacker’s full identity and age beyond AP’s 24-year-old line, the exact weapon inventory beyond “military” descriptors, whether any injured victims later die, and any motive evidence that has not yet entered the public record. Graphic unverified bystander clips circulated on X; this desk embedded a named-outlet Sky News clip rather than anonymous phones.