{
  "id": 19109884,
  "title": "Krakow mass shooting assailant died in hospital, Polish police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/krakow-mass-shooting-assailant-died-in-hospital-polish-police-say-19109884",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T06:54:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1573942/krakow-mass-shooting-assailant-died-hospital-polish-police-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Krakow was the scene of a devastating mass shooting on Saturday, leaving six people dead in Poland's first such incident. The perpetrator, a 24-year-old man from Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, died in the hospital on Monday, according to police. The assailant opened fire from his car in the historic city square, moments after being shot and apprehended by officers. The government suspects the attacker may have been influenced by far-right ideology, though no further details have been released. Police examined patches on the shooter's clothing, which appeared to be associated with various symbols currently being analyzed by experts. An interior ministry spokeswoman declined to comment further due to the ongoing investigation.",
  "summary": "WARSAW: A young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in Poland’s unprecedented mass shooting has died in hospital, police said early on Monday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Gunman in Polish Mass Shooting Dies in Hospital, Police Say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/gunman-in-polish-mass-shooting-dies-in-hospital-police-say",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:22:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Polish Police Say Suspect In Krakow Shooting Has Died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/polish-police-say-suspect-in-krakow-shooting-has-died",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:37:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Krakow Main Square shooting suspect dies in hospital, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/krakow-main-square-shooting-suspect-dies-in-hospital-police-say",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:59:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Krakow mass shooting assailant died in hospital, Polish police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/krakow-mass-shooting-assailant-died-in-hospital-polish-police-say",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:02:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}