Krakow shooting: Briton among six people killed in the city's Main Square

British newspapers on Sunday 8 November 2026 report on the Krakow shooting, in which a British citizen died. Their front pages also carry pictures of the Royal Family at the Festival of Remembrance. Below is what Polish sources have reported about the attack in Krakow.

What happened

According to the Polish Press Agency (PAP), at around 3pm on Saturday 7 November a car drove at high speed into the Main Square, which is usually full of tourists. Inside was a masked 24-year-old Polish man wearing clothing resembling a uniform. He began firing at random, and people fled into nearby cafes, restaurants and building courtyards. The emergency services sealed off the area.

Police officers quickly incapacitated the gunman. He was shot as he fired at them and was taken to hospital. TVN24 reports that his condition is serious.

Victims and injured

Poland's Police Chief, Gen. Marek Boroń, told a briefing attended by the prime minister that four women and two men had been killed. Among the dead are a British citizen and three Polish women. Two people had not yet been identified. The sources do not name the Briton.

PAP and TVN24 say 16 people were injured, including the gunman. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said two police officers were among the injured, and the condition of one was very serious. Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X that three officers had been injured and one was fighting for his life. He also praised their courage and dedication. Foreign nationals are among the injured too: Portugal's foreign ministry reported one of its citizens. The Association of Krakow Carriage Drivers wrote on Facebook that carriage drivers were also among the injured.

Further findings

Tusk also said the bodies of three people had been found at the gunman's home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. According to a reporter for the programme "Superwizjer", cited by TVN24, they were the attacker's parents and sister. Kierwiński said everything indicated that the attacker had acted alone. TVN24 reports that he used an AR-15 rifle.

A two-day period of national mourning began in Poland at midnight on Sunday 8 November and will last through 8 and 9 November. A minute's silence is planned before football matches in the country.

What this means for you

The news does not change any rules for people living in the UK. It does, however, affect those who have family or friends in Krakow, or who plan to travel there. Information on safety and on contacting relatives is best sought from Polish official announcements and from the Foreign Office's travel advice. In the sources we have read, the British authorities have not yet issued an official statement on the matter.