The two policemen who stopped the Krakow attacker are in serious condition. According to what TVN24 reports, their clinical picture is stable, but both remain in danger of life. Meanwhile, Poland is today observing the first of two days of national mourning proclaimed after the massacre. Six people died and sixteen were injured in yesterday’s shooting, including the two officers and the attacker. Three other people were later found dead in the attacker’s home. The attacker’s condition is also serious.
The appeal for Sergeant Kulik
Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek launched an appeal on X to donate blood for Sergeant Jakub Kulik. «Officer Jakub Kulik, who faced an armed attacker without hesitation, is fighting for his life in hospital. He has a compromised lung and needs every single drop of blood. AB Rh+ blood is required,” he wrote. Sergeant Artur Morański, who intervened with him to arrest the attacker, was injured together with Kulik. The minister praised the courage of the two policemen: “They returned fire and stopped the murderer by shielding themselves with their bodies.” According to Żurek’s account, one of the two officers was hit by three bullets. “If it hadn’t been for them, the death toll from the massacre in Krakow would have been unimaginable,” the minister added.
Three hospitalized in serious conditions
Of the five people hospitalized in Krakow University Hospital, three are in serious condition, TVN24 reports. Among those injured in the shooting were several horse-drawn carriage drivers who were in the Market Square on business at the time of the attack.