Gunman behind deadly Krakow mass shooting dies in hospital as investigation into motives continues

Six people were killed, and 16 were wounded in the attack on Saturday in the city's historic main square.

The gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland's unprecedented mass shooting has died in hospital, police said early on Monday.

Six people were killed, and 16 were wounded in the attack on Saturday in the city's historic main square.

One of the people who died was identified as a British citizen and another as Austrian, while five foreign nationals from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Britain were among the wounded.

In the suspect's hometown, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, about 200 km (124 miles) north of Krakow, police later found the bodies of his parents and sister at his home.

Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Daniel Prokopowicz said it was "highly likely" that the killings in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski and Krakow were carried out by the same person, but that investigations were ongoing.

The three bodies found there had gunshot wounds, and seven firearms and a "significant" quantity of ammunition were recovered from the property, Prokopowicz added.

Far-right label questioned by opposition

Some nationalist politicians questioned a statement by Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski on Saturday that the attack was likely inspired by far-right ideology.

"If Kierwinski has misinformed the public, he should face political consequences. We demand immediate explanations and access to information what he had based his statements on," Przemyslaw Czarnek, deputy head of the conservative opposition PiS party, wrote on X/Twitter.

The suspect belonged to a shooting club, but little more information about him has come to light so far.