Krakow shooting suspect dies two days after police shootout

Police confirm death of suspect in Poland's deadly weekend rampage

He was shot by police during a rampage in Krakow on Saturday, when gunfire erupted in the city's historic Main Market Square. Six people were killed and around 15 others were injured.

However, investigators believe the violence may have started hours earlier at the suspect's family home, around two hours away from Krakow. 

He is suspected of killing his parents and sisters before travelling to the city, bringing the possible death toll to nine.

Regional police announced on X that the suspect died on Monday morning.

"We inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died this morning in the hospital," the statement said.

The attack has been treated as a possible act of terrorism, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk using that description and prosecutors launching a formal investigation on that basis. Poland's interior minister has also said the suspect was "fascinated by far-right ideologies".

RTÉ reports that no shooting in Poland has been deadlier since the country ended communist rule in 1989.