Krakow assailant appeared highly skilled, fellow shooting club member says

On Sunday, Adam Chyb, spokesperson for Krakow shooting club Swit Starachowice, described the young gunman responsible for the city's mass shooting as highly skilled in military-style marksmanship. Chyb, a 55-year-old long-time gun enthusiast, told Reuters that he, as a sports shooter, could not replicate the assailant's shooting techniques.

He mentioned that shooting while in motion, running or driving a car, using only one hand to steer and the other to fire from an AR-style gun, represented an entirely different category of skill. Chyb emphasized that the military and police were the only ones qualified to handle such maneuvers, stating that his club members lacked the expertise in military marksmanship.

The incident in Krakow, where six people were killed, shocked Poland, a nation that has generally felt safer compared to other Western European countries that have experienced similar attacks. Authorities indicated that the assailant, a 24-year-old from Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, may have been influenced by far-right ideology, though they did not provide additional details.

The government and nationalist opposition politicians disagreed on this claim. Chyb revealed that the gunman, who joined Swit Starachowice club in 2022, attended the club a few times, always accompanied by his father. Both the father and mother, as well as their sister, were found dead at their family home, along with the gunman, suggesting that the same individual committed all the murders.

Chyb noted that the assailant never wore a military uniform while at the club and did not display any suspicious behavior.