Five people have died after a gunman opened fire from a car in a square in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday.
At least 12 other people including two police officers have been injured in the incident, which unfolded in the Main Market Square this afternoon.
Emergency services including an air ambulance rushed to the scene and there is a large police presence in the area.
Footage shows a police officer approaching a person believed to be the shooter, who is dressed in military-style green fatigues and lying on the ground.
He appeared to be wearing a helmet and body armour.
The officer, who was holding a gun, is seen firing up to six shots.
Police said in a statement that a man began ‘firing at random people from his car’, and that he was shot by armed officers and arrested.
Footage shows a police officer approaching a person believed to be the shooter, who is dressed in military-style green fatigues lying on the ground and firing up to six shots
Five people have been killed and ten injured, initial figures from emergency services suggest
Emergency services are seen at the site of the mass shooting in Poland on Saturday
A shop window in Krakow, Poland, was peppered with bullets during the attack
Police and the fire service are seen near Krakow’s Main Market Square after the shooting
An air ambulance is pictured in the main market square after a gunman opened fire
Emergency services speak to people at the scene of the shooting in the square in Krakow, Poland
Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, said he is being kept informed and a police investigation has been launched.
‘I am being kept informed by the Minister of the Interior about the situation in Kraków following the tragic shooting,’ he said.
‘The police are investigating the background and all the circumstances of the attack.’
Distressing footage shared online shows multiple people on the ground as the shooting continued, while brave passersby attempted to help the injured.
Other clips saw people fleeing for their lives and hiding in nearby shops as shots rang out around the square.
Krakow State Fire Service spokesman Captain Hubert Ciepły initially told local media: ‘Two fatalities in a shooting on the Main Market Square, 10 people injured, including two police officers. According to the police, the perpetrator has been arrested.’
Prior to the incident, a protest had been organised to take place in the square.
This is a breaking news story and is being updated.
