Two victims of the deadly mass shooting allegedly carried out by a Polish gunman in central Krakow have been identified.
Michał Oksiński, 24, allegedly drove into the Polish city’s main square on Saturday before opening fire. Six people were killed and 15 others injured, including several foreign nationals.
Authorities later discovered the bodies of Oksiński’s parents and sister at the family’s home on the outskirts of Krakow. Each had suffered gunshot wounds to the head.
Polish authorities have since confirmed that four women and two men died in the shooting rampage, as more details about the victims emerged.
Visual artist Izabela Woźna, from Chodzież in Poland, has been named as one of those killed in the Krakow shooting.
The 53-year-old mother of four was due to open an art exhibition in Krakow later this week.
Chodzież Mayor Jacek Gursz paid tribute to her, saying: ‘She derived a great deal of satisfaction from her art and painting. She exhibited her work all over Europe. And she was certainly happy. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.’
The mayor offered his condolences to Ms Woźna’s family, adding: ‘It is with deep sadness that we received the news of Izabela’s death, which occurred in such dramatic circumstances. Today, our thoughts are with her family, loved ones and friends.’
Mother-of-four Izabela Woźna, from Chodzież in Poland, has been identified as one of the victims of the Krakow shooting
The gunman’s sister, Magdalena Oksińska, was found dead alongside her parents at the family home
‘She had her own places, friends, daily affairs, plans and dreams. She was present in the lives of other people – and that is why her passing so deeply affects us, the residents of Chodzież,’ he added.
Mr Gursz said a concert in memory of Ms Woźna would take place in her hometown on Thursday.
A fundraiser has also been launched to support her children.
Further details have emerged about the gunman’s family, who were found in their beds with two gunshot wounds to the head each.
The family lived in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, in south-eastern Poland. His sister, 21-year-old student Magdalena Oksińska, studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
Neighbours described her as a ‘very talented girl’ who had always been a ‘good student and a beautiful painter’.
Andrzej Bednarczyk, a professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, remembered the young student, saying: ‘Nothing will be the same again.’
The extra-curricular activity centre in her hometown, which she attended, described her as an ‘exceptionally gifted artist’ and a ‘sensitive, hard-working, modest and warm person’.
Michal Oksiński, pictured by local media, allegedly murdered his family before driving into the city’s historic Main Market Square and opening fire on crowds, killing six more people
The young artist’s work had previously been displayed at the Ostrowiec Art Exhibition Office in 2024.
Her parents have not been publicly identified, although Polish media reported that her father was 53 and her mother was 52.
The family’s two cats were also found dead inside the house.
The British Embassy in Poland confirmed that a 32-year-old British man was among those killed. An Austrian woman also died. People from Britain, Portugal, Russia, Germany and Austria were among the injured.
The attacker died in hospital on Monday morning after being critically wounded by police.
The two officers who stopped him, Artur Morański and Jakub ‘Kuba’ Kulik, remain in hospital. Authorities have praised their actions as ‘heroic’.
Both men were conscious, and Mr Morański emerged from a coma on Sunday afternoon.
Jan Golba, the mayor of Muszyna, said on Monday that Mr Morański’s first words after waking were: ‘Is Kuba alive?’
‘Kuba is his partner in action,’ Mr Golba said.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded on X: ‘Moments like these restore faith in humanity.’
Footage has emerged showing the officers leaving their vehicle and opening fire on the attacker near the square as he gets out of his car.
One officer falls after being shot while the other continues aiming at the gunman. The second officer then falls to the ground and is shot again by the attacker.
As the gunman collapses from his injuries, the first officer struggles back to his feet and hobbles towards him. He fires again before falling to the ground.
The gunman remains slumped on the ground until additional help reaches the scene.
The officers have been widely hailed as heroes. Mr Tusk said: ‘They probably saved many human lives, disregarding the risk to their own.’
Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said their swift response had ‘prevented further human casualties’.
Footage shows an injured police officer getting back to his feet and continuing to fire at the Krakow gunman
Images from the scene show the alleged gunman wearing military-style fatigues, with a rifle lying nearby
Emergency workers respond at the site of the shooting near Krakow’s Main Market Square
A woman cries beside a makeshift memorial on Sławkowska Street near the Main Market Square
Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said on Tuesday that the gunman had been fascinated by a notorious Norwegian neo-Nazi mass killer.
Mr Oksiński allegedly prepared for Saturday’s attack by purchasing about 10 magazines for a semi-automatic rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition, the minister said.
‘It is clear that this individual was preparing to take action,’ Mr Żurek, who is also prosecutor general, told a press conference.
The minister said Oksiński had searched for information about Anders Breivik, the Norwegian far-right extremist who detonated a car bomb in Oslo on July 22, 2011, killing eight people before shooting dead 69 others at a young socialist gathering on the island of Utøya.
‘Authorities have accessed the terrorist’s computer. It is clear that he visited websites concerning Anders Breivik,’ Mr Żurek said.
The claims follow comments from National Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Przemysław Nowak, who said at a press conference on Monday that a yellow flag bearing a snake and the words ‘Don’t tread on me’ had been found in the gunman’s room. Known as the Gadsden flag, it was first used during the American Revolution in the 18th century.
Mr Nowak said the flag carried ‘various meanings related to freedom or rebellion’, but was not broadly recognised as being connected to any form of extremism.
An interior ministry spokesman said earlier on Monday that investigators had found numerous emblems on the attacker’s clothing, which were still being examined and interpreted.
Prosecutors said 11 weapons had been recovered from his car or home, including two AR-15 semi-automatic rifles.
Oksiński and his father both held gun permits. He had trained at a local shooting club, which said in a statement that he ‘was never trained in our club in the areas of dynamic, tactical or combat shooting’.
Mass shootings are rare in Poland. However, three attacks took place at schools in the central province of Mazovia within four days in mid-October, leaving one person dead and many others injured, including children. The attackers used knives or other sharp objects, and some were reportedly interested in the far Right.
Prime Minister Tusk said the school attacks had been encouraged by the online ‘glorification of violence’.
He said the incidents could be linked to ‘nihilistic violence’, a term authorities use for acts driven by a nihilistic worldview and misanthropy rather than clearly defined political objectives.
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