Gunman who killed at least 6 in Kraków mass shooting has died in hospital

(CNN, KYMA) - A gunman who killed at least six people during a deadly rampage in the Polish city of Kraków on Saturday has died in hospital, police said on Monday.

The country was horrified by the rare mass shooting in the historic main square of the city in the country’s south, which prompted two days of national mourning. Authorities said the attack was likely driven by far-right ideology.

The 24-year-old Polish suspect, named as Michał Oksiński, was shot and injured by police during the attack before being taken to hospital, according to Polish public broadcaster TVP. There, he underwent multiple surgeries and had been in a critical condition.

The mass shooting which authorities are investigating as a possible terror attack has generated shock and fear in a European nation with exceptionally tight gun laws.

Kraków police said the gunman drove into the city’s main market square, popular with both tourists and locals, and started firing randomly from his car, killing four women and two men. Sixteen others were injured, including two police officers.

The alleged attacker was wearing military-style clothing and used “military weapons,” Police Deputy Inspector Katarzyna Cisło told Polish news outlet TVN24. More weapons and ammunition were found in his vehicle. However, he had no affiliation with the Polish military, according to TVP.

The bodies of his sister, mother and father were later found at the suspect’s home in the town of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 120 miles northeast of Kraków. Poland’s prosecutor’s office said Sunday that it is “highly likely” the killings were carried out by the same person, but investigations were ongoing.

Eleven firearms were recovered from both sites, the prosecutor’s office spokesperson said.