Krakow: six killed and 15 injured — authorities urge people to avoid the main square
The city updated the toll. Emergency services ask residents and visitors to avoid Rynek Główny while operations continue.
Updated 07.11.2026 · 20:09, Athens time — What changed
The updated toll from the 7 November shooting in Krakow is six dead and 15 injured, according to the city’s revised official notice. It supersedes the earlier announcement of five dead and more than ten injured.
The city says officers shot and detained the suspect near the Dietla–Stradomska junction. It does not identify a motive. According to the MPK public-transport update quoted by the city, a route 1 tram was also hit by gunfire, without injuries to its passengers or driver.
Official guidance for residents and visitors
Emergency services ask people to avoid Rynek Główny as operations continue and to follow instructions from the authorities. No specific end time for the guidance is announced. A crisis-management centre is operating at city hall.
Previous coverage
Five people were killed and more than ten injured in a shooting in Krakow’s main square on Saturday, 7 November 2026, Małopolska Police announced.
In its initial official update, police said a man drove into Rynek Główny at approximately 15:00 local time, 16:00 in Greece, and began firing at people at random. Police officers are among the injured.
Detention and hospital transfer
Police confirmed the suspect’s detention. A subsequent official post said officers had shot the suspect, who was being transported to hospital, while emergency operations continued at the scene. Reuters and ERTnews also reported the toll and detention.
The two official updates reviewed do not specify a motive or the suspect’s identity. The casualty figures remain those in the police statement, which gives neither an exact total number of injured people nor a complete account of their condition.
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