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Shooting kills five in Kraków market square

First reported Nov 7, 10:22 AM ET · Latest Nov 7, 11:28 AM ET · Explainer updated Nov 7, 11:30 AM ET

Why it was in the Relay Update: The most important story when this newscast was made, reported independently by 3 newsrooms, less than an hour old when it aired.

Where things stand

Five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after gunfire erupted in Kraków’s Main Market Square, Polish authorities said. Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed the police are investigating the incident.

What to watch

Police have said they are continuing the investigation, but no specific timeline for further updates has been announced.

Continuum

Facts

Facts appear here as Relay matches them to the reports.

Timeline

What changed: Police reported that shots were fired in the market square, resulting in five fatalities and several injuries.

Every report, newest first

  1. 5 killed, several injured in shooting at Polish market square — ABC News

    Five people were killed and several others injured after shots were fired in Krakow's Main Market Square, in Poland on Saturday, according to regional police.

  2. Kraków shooting latest updates: five killed and more than a dozen injured, police say — The Guardian

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, said police are investigating the attack Donald Tusk, Poland’s PM, has said: I am being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting. The police…

  3. At least five people killed in shooting in Poland’s Krakow — Al Jazeera

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says police are investigating after 'tragic shooting' in second-largest city.

Questions

  • The identity of the shooter, the motive behind the attack, and whether additional victims may be found remain unclear. Open

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More: background

Kraków is Poland’s second‑largest city; its Main Market Square is a central public space often crowded with shoppers and tourists. A “shooting” refers to the discharge of firearms, and “investigating” means police are gathering evidence about the attacker’s identity and motive.

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