Gunshots From The Police Rang Out Again In Krakow

8.11.2026, 9:46

The attacker was subdued and taken to the hospital.

Krakow has not yet recovered from Saturday’s shooting, and police gunfire has been reported again, according to the Małopolska Voivodeship authorities.

As reported by RMF FM, shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday night into Sunday, police received a call about a 23-year-old man with a knife who was moving around the Kapelanka Street area.

Nighttime police operation on Kapelanka Street in Kraków

Shortly after 3 a.m., Kraków police received a report about a man with a knife. He was moving around the Kapelanka Street area. Upon arriving at the scene, the police officers drew their weapons.

During the intervention, warning shots were fired, and then one of the officers fired at the man but missed, according to Sub-Inspector Katarzyna Cysło, spokesperson for the Lesser Poland Police.

No one was injured. The 23-year-old man dropped the knife. He was detained and taken to a hospital. According to initial police reports, the detainee may be a person with mental health issues. Deputy Inspector Cisló emphasized that the nighttime incident was not related to Saturday’s shooting at the Main Market Square in Kraków.

This incident occurred approximately 12 hours after the shooting at the Main Market Square. A 24-year-old resident of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, wearing a helmet and tactical gear, drove at high speed into the market square in a black Subaru and shot six people with an automatic weapon. Fifteen people were wounded, including police officers. One of the police officers is in critical condition.

The 24-year-old Polish citizen had a permit for a sporting firearm. He had no prior criminal record and had not previously come to the attention of the police. He also had other weapons and a large quantity of ammunition in his car.

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