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Krakow shooting suspect dies in hospital as Poland mourns six victims

Police say the 24-year-old died on Monday, two days after opening fire in the city’s Main Market Square. Authorities also found three bodies at his family home.

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What’s new: Police say the 24-year-old suspect has died in hospital, two days after officers shot and wounded him.

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  • Polish police say the 24-year-old suspect died in hospital on Monday, after officers shot and wounded him during the attack in Krakow on Saturday. BBC News1NewsNBC News

  • Six people were killed and about 15 others wounded in the square. Authorities also found three bodies believed to be the suspect’s parents and sister at his family home. France 24

  • Poland began two days of national mourning on Sunday. Prosecutors are investigating the shooting as a terrorist offence. PBS NewsHourSBS News