Krakw shooting that killed 6 was motivated by far-right views, authorities say

World leaders have paid tribute as Poland declared two national days of mourning after a shooter motivated by far-right ideologies killed six people in Kraków on Saturday, in what the country’s defense minister characterized as a “terror attack.”The gunman, described by officials as having “ultranationalistic” beliefs, is reported to have opened fire in Kraków’s main market square.Four women and two men were killed in the midday attack, the country’s deadliest shooting in decades, while a policeman who confronted the gunman is in critical condition.The suspect is being investigated on suspicion of murder in connection with the six deaths, Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said on X Sunday, adding that he “acted with the aim of seriously intimidating a large number of people, making this a terrorist offence.”The same suspect is facing a separate murder charge over killings in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyskie, Żurek said, a town some 93 miles northeast of Kraków where three of the man’s relatives were found dead in his home.“Establishing all the circumstances of these tragic events, determining the full sequence of the perpetrator’s actions and securing evidence are currently the priorities of the investigation,” which is being led by terror offence specialists within the prosecutor’s office, he said.

Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński did not name the suspect but identified him as a Polish national in his mid-20s from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyskie.He used an automatic rifle, Kierwiński said Saturday, describing him as having “ultranationalistic” views.“Everything indicates he was fascinated by far-right ideologies,” he said.The suspect was shot by police at the scene and taken to the hospital around 3 p.m.

local time.He remains in critical condition, regional governor Krzysztof Klęczar told a news conference Sunday.A man and two women later found dead in an apartment are believed to be the suspect’s parents and sister, ac...