- Tens of thousands of people joined a silent march in Krakow on Monday evening, led by Poland's president and prime minister, in tribute to the victims of the mass shooting. The march started from the city's historic Market Square where the attack occurred.
- Mourners stopped at a memorial where the gunman opened fire from his car, killing six and wounding 15.
- Poland's nationalist President Karol Nawrocki and centrist Prime Minister Donald Tusk, political rivals, led the march alongside Krakow Mayor Lukasz Gibala.
- Prosecutors said the motive remained unclear, though the suspect was originally linked to far-right ideologies. They found no evidence tying him to any particular political bent.
- Authorities initially called the shooting an act of terrorism and said the suspect was fascinated by far-right ideologies, but later said there was no evidence of any ideology.
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Krakow on Monday evening, led by President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, to honor the victims of a tragic shooting spree that occurred over the weekend. The march commenced from the city's historic Market Square, the site of the attack.
The shooting, which took place on Saturday afternoon, resulted in six fatalities and 15 injuries, including nationals from Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal, and Russia. The gunman, identified as Michal Oksinski, was critically wounded in a police confrontation and later died in the hospital.
Authorities initially linked Oksinski to far-right ideologies, but prosecutors stated that no evidence has been found to confirm any political motives. National prosecutor's office spokesman Przemyslaw Nowak emphasized, "We do not have findings that we could, in a responsible way, categorically state that he was inspired by any particular ideology."
Prime Minister Tusk condemned the incident as an act of terrorism, marking it as the deadliest shooting in Poland since 1989. He noted, "It is far too early to comment on the motives ... We have not found any obvious symbols that are generally associated with a particular political movement, whether far right or far left."
The injured victims are reported to be in a stable condition as investigations continue into the motives behind this shocking event.
“The march drew tens of thousands, including political rivals President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who rarely appear together. Prosecutors said no evidence ties the suspect to any ideology, despite earlier far-right links, and the attack is the deadliest since 1989.”
