Krakow gunman suspect dies in hospital after nine including Brit shot dead

A man suspected of killing nine people, including a British victim, in the Polish city of Krakow on Saturday, has died in hospital.

The local police force announced the alleged perpetrator’s death on X on Monday morning.

A British man was among six people shot dead in the Polish city “terror” attack by a rampaging gunman, who was also suspected of killing three members of his own family.

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

Four women and two men were killed, with local officials saying three of the women and one man were Polish.

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

Mourners light candles in the main square in Krakow after the bloodbath

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The other man was British, while the nationality of the fourth woman remains unknown.

Authorities also found three dead bodies at the 24-year-old suspected gunman’s family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 93 miles north-east of Krakow.

Police said on Sunday they were the bodies of his sister, mother and father, and they are believed to have been shot.

Footage on social media shows an armed police officer approaching the gunman, who appears to be wearing tactical gear and lying on the ground with a rifle beside him.

Sirens can be heard as the officer appears to fire six shots towards him before dropping to his knees.

The suspected gunman, a Polish national, was believed to have been inspired by “far-right ideologies” and was admitted to hospital after being shot by police.

Local police have launched a blood appeal for officer Jakub Kulik, who is fighting for his life in hospital.

The force said the senior constable had confronted the armed attacker and suffered serious injuries.