Gunman suspected of killing six people in Polish city of Krakow has died, police say

A gunman suspected of killing six people including a British national in Poland on Saturday has died in hospital.

Krzysztof Jan Kleczar, regional governor of Lesser Poland, said the dead included three Polish women aged 47, 53 and 61, a 32-year-old British man, and a woman of 51 whose nationality has not been confirmed but who is not a Polish citizen.

He said the sixth victim was a Polish man around 50 years old.

The gunman is also suspected of killing three members of his own family.

The local police force announced the gunman's death on X on Monday morning.

Another Briton was among 16 people injured in the incident in the southern city of Krakow, including the perpetrator, after he opened fire in Krakow's Main Square on Saturday afternoon.

"We would like to inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died in hospital early this morning," Malopolska Policja wrote on X.

The shooting in the city's historic Main Square, popular with foreign tourists, began at roughly 3pm local time on Saturday.

The 24-year-old gunman, who was in military-style clothing and wore a bulletproof vest, shot people at random from a black car.

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Video filmed in Krakow shows a male police officer appearing to shoot the attacker six times from close range, before collapsing.

Other footage showed blood on the floor and bystanders trying to resuscitate two victims. A third person appeared motionless nearby.

Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski said the attacker held "very radical views" and "was fascinated by far-right ideologies".

Family members killed

The bodies of another two women and a man were found at the alleged attacker's home, about 100 miles (160km) northeast of Krakow.

Polish police confirmed on Sunday morning that they were his parents and 21-year-old sister and had likely died from gunshot wounds.

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