{
  "id": 19112119,
  "title": "Police say 24-year-old who fatally shot 6 people in Krakow square has died in hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/police-say-24-year-old-who-fatally-shot-6-people-in-krakow-square-has",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T07:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/world/police-say-the-24-year-old-who-fatally-shot-6-people-in-a-krakow-square-has-died-in-the-hospital"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 24-year-old perpetrator of a mass shooting in Krakow’s main square died in a hospital in the early hours of Monday. According to Euronews, the attacker died at 4:30 after being wounded in an exchange of fire with police. The shooting, which occurred on Saturday, killed six people and injured 15 others, including two police officers. Euronews reports that the deceased include four Polish citizens, one British citizen, and one Austrian citizen.\n\nThe assailant, a resident of Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, opened fire from his car before being shot and arrested by police minutes later. Euronews states the man had a firearms license, no previous convictions, and likely used one of his permitted weapons. The government indicated the shooter may have been inspired by far-right ideology. The Korea Times and New Straits Times report that interior ministry spokeswoman Karolina Galecka noted various emblems and patches on the perpetrator's clothing are currently being analyzed by specialists.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Police say the 24-year-old who fatally shot 6 people in a Krakow square has died in the hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/police-say-the-24-year-old-who-fatally-shot-6-people-in-a-krakow",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:42:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/krakow-shooting-suspect-has-died-in-hospital-police-say",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:50:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}