Kraków mourns as investigators examine shooting and three further deaths

The report describes a cordoned-off Main Market Square, critically injured patients and an unresolved motive as Poland observes national mourning.

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Candles have been placed near Kraków's Main Market Square, where shops remained closed and streets unusually quiet on Sunday morning after the shooting. Reporter Julian Steele describes the scene in coverage by Germany's WELT Nachrichtensender, as Poland observes national mourning on Sunday and Monday.

The report says six people were killed when an attacker fired from a car at people in the busy city center, and investigators subsequently found three more bodies at his home. Those found at the house are believed to be his parents and sister, according to the report. That distinction explains the nine deaths cited in the broadcast's title.

At least 15 people were injured in the attack, the report says, including a German national. Several patients remained in life-threatening condition, and foreign nationals were among those receiving hospital treatment.

Police confronted the gunman within three minutes, according to the broadcast. He was critically wounded in an exchange of fire and taken to hospital; two police officers were also wounded.

The report says the attacker legally possessed firearms and belonged to a shooting club. Investigators recovered additional weapons and ammunition from his car and home. The weapon used in the attack is described as an AR-15 or a rifle of similar construction, rather than definitively identified.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has described the attack as terrorism, the report says. It also reports preliminary indications of far-right views, while stressing that the specific motive remains unclear.

The setting is Kraków's historic Old Town, a major cultural destination in southern Poland. On Sunday, the square remained sealed off as investigators continued their work.

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