Krakow mass shooting assailant died in hospital, Polish police say

A young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland's first ever mass shooting has died in hospital, police announced early on Monday.

Very little information has emerged about the shooter, who was shot by police and arrested just minutes after he opened fire at the historic main square of Krakow from his car.

The assailant, a 24-year-old from Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski - a town of just under 60,000 in southeastern Poland - may have been inspired by far-right ideology, according to the government. However, they provided no further details to support this claim.

The perpetrator's clothing bore various emblems that have been partially examined and interpreted by specialists, according to Karolina Galecka, a spokeswoman for the interior ministry. These patches were associated with different motifs currently being analyzed, she added, but declined further comment as the investigation is still ongoing.