--- title: "Shooter who opened fire in central Krakow dies: no charges could be pressed" description: "On Monday, 24-year-old Michał Oksiński, who opened fire on Krakow's Main Market Square on November 7, died in the hospital. Six people died, at least 16 were wounded. The prosecution is treating the case as an act of terrorism." date: 2026-11-09T06:44:30.847Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/shooter-krakow-dies-no-charges tags: [poland, krakow, shooting, police, terrorism, crime] author: "Roman V." publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Shooter who opened fire in central Krakow dies: no charges could be pressed ![Blue Polish police van with POLICJA sign on the windshield](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/09/umer-strilek-v-centre-krakova-emu-ne-uspeli-predyavit-obvinenie/umer-strilek-v-centre-krakova-emu-ne-uspeli-predyavit-obvinenie-1.webp) ## Key Points - 24-year-old Michał Oksiński, who opened fire in Krakow on November 7, died in the hospital on Monday before being charged. - The attack on the Main Market Square resulted in six deaths and at least 16 injuries. - Bodies of two women and a man, presumably the shooter's parents and 21-year-old sister, were found in his home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. - The prosecutor's office classified the attack as a terrorist act; two episodes carry potential life sentences. On Monday morning, 24-year-old Michał Oksiński, who opened fire on Krakow's Main Market Square on November 7, died in the hospital. According to RBC-Ukraine, the Lesser Poland Voivodeship announced on X: "We inform that the perpetrator of the tragic events died in the hospital early this morning." According to the publication, the deceased died before being formally notified of the suspicions, which legally closes the possibility of charging him in the shooting case. ### Chronology of the tragedy on the Main Market Square According to the investigation, around 3:00 PM on November 7, the man drove onto the Main Market Square in Krakow and opened fire on people present there. The attacker was detained after a shootout with police; he was wounded and taken to the hospital in critical condition. The final toll of the attack, according to official data, is six dead and at least 16 wounded. Two police officers who were injured during the detention underwent surgery; their condition is assessed as stable. ### Family members found in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski house On the same day, November 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported that the bodies of two women and a man had been discovered in the attacker's home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. Later, investigators established that these were most likely his parents and his 21-year-old sister. According to the investigation, the man may have killed them before the attack in Krakow. As reported by the publication Interia, the attacker's father had 11 weapons officially registered to his name. ### Case qualification and prosecutor's position The Polish Prosecutor's Office qualified the attack as a terrorist crime. The Prosecutor General and Minister of Justice of Poland, Waldemar Żurek, announced two investigation episodes, each carrying a life sentence. The suspect's death in the hospital before the indictment does not terminate the investigation as a whole: the episodes related to the bodies discovered in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski remain the subject of the investigation. ### What is known at the moment As of November 9, 2026, the following facts are confirmed: the death of the attacker in the hospital, six dead and at least 16 wounded as a result of the shooting on Krakow's Main Market Square, and the discovery of three bodies, presumably the shooter's parents and sister, in the family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. The case is being investigated as a terrorist crime; final conclusions of the investigation into all episodes have not yet been released. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Умер виновник стрельбы в Кракове: ему не успели сообщить о подозрении](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/pomer-vinuvatets-strilyanini-krakovi-yomu-1794206198.html) - Death of 24-year-old Michał Oksiński in hospital, six dead and at least 16 wounded, three bodies in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, 11 weapons registered to father, classified as terrorism, two episodes with life imprisonment. ## FAQ ### Who was the Krakow shooter? The attacker was 24-year-old Michał Oksiński, who opened fire on the Main Market Square in Krakow around 3:00 PM on November 7. ### How many people were injured in the shooting? According to official data, six people died and at least 16 were wounded; two police officers were injured during the detention. ### What was found in the shooter's house in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski? The bodies of two women and a man, who, according to investigators, are likely his parents and 21-year-old sister; they may have been killed before the Krakow attack. ### How was the attack qualified? The Polish prosecutor's office qualified it as a terrorist crime; two investigation episodes carry a potential life sentence.