Kraków shooting leaves two dead and 10 injured in Poland, Digi Mart USA News (Kraków, Poland): Two people were killed and 10 others were injured, including two police officers, in a shooting in the historic heart of the southern Polish city of Kraków, emergency services said on Saturday.
Shots were fired from a passing vehicle in the city’s main market square, said Hubert Ciepły, a spokesperson for Poland’s fire service. He put the number of fatalities at two and said 10 others were injured, including two police officers.
Police said the suspect had been detained, according to the Polish state news agency PAP. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was receiving regular updates from the interior minister following the “tragic shooting” and that police were investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack.
Paramedics worked near St. Mary’s Basilica, while an air ambulance helicopter landed in the square.
Public shootings are relatively rare in Poland, where gun ownership is tightly regulated. Further details were still to follow.
