Shooting in Krakow, Poland leaves six dead and 16 injured, police say

A gunman opened fire at Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday afternoon, killing six people and injuring 16, according to police statements cited in reports. The attacker drove on to the square, a popular tourist attraction, and fired randomly at people, police said.

The six people killed were four women and two men. Three of the dead were Polish, one was British, and two had not been identified, according to the report. Among the 16 injured were five foreign nationals from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Britain, the BBC reported.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said another three bodies were found when counter-terrorism police searched the suspect's home around 125 miles (200km) away. A large armed police presence was deployed across Krakow on Saturday evening, and security measures were increased in the capital, Warsaw, and elsewhere in the country.

According to Mehr News, the incident took place on Saturday and prompted an elevated security response in multiple Polish cities.