Key facts
- Malopolska Policja said the 24-year-old suspect died in hospital early on November 9.
- Six people were killed in the November 7 shooting at Krakow's Main Market Square, including a Briton.
- Prosecutors opened a terrorism investigation and said the suspect was probably inspired by far-right ideologies.
- Police said the three people found dead at the suspect's home were his father, mother and sister.
- Two police officers were injured in the exchange of fire with the suspect.
A 24-year-old gunman who killed six people at Krakow's Main Market Square on November 7 died in hospital early on November 9, the regional police force Malopolska Policja said. He had been shot by officers and arrested minutes after he opened fire at people from his car.
The suspect was shot within three minutes of the attack beginning, police said. He was taken to a medical facility under guard and underwent several operations before his death.
The national prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation into the killing of six people with a firearm and the attempted murder of many others, including police officers, describing the act as a terrorist offence. Prosecutors said the suspect was probably inspired by far-right ideologies.
Six people were killed in the attack, including a Briton, and 17 were injured, according to the new development report. The injured count has been reported differently elsewhere: 15 according to the Associated Press and 16 according to Polish Radio, whose figure includes the attacker. Two police officers were injured in the exchange of fire.
Police confirmed on November 8 that three people found dead at the gunman's home after the attack were his father, 53, his mother, 52, and his sister, 21. Prosecutors are checking whether those deaths are connected to the Krakow shooting.
A national day of mourning was declared for November 8 and 9. Krakow's Main Market Square reopened to the public on the evening of November 8.