On Tuesday, Łukasz Gibała, the mayor of Krakow, provided new information on the Wirtualna Polska program about the condition of the police officers who neutralized the perpetrator of the mass shooting attack on the Main Market Square.
“I was very scared on Saturday. Both were in serious condition, and there was a very serious threat to their health and lives,” he said.
Łukasz Gibała reported that the officers are still in hospitals, but their condition has significantly improved.
“I think they are already well on their way to full recovery. Their families are with them, so I am optimistic,” added the mayor of Krakow.
🚨Update: Polish police confirms that 5 people were killed in today’s suspected terror attack in Krakow, Poland. https://t.co/yFcUvtFq8u
— US Homeland Security News (@defense_civil25) November 7, 2026The president awarded both police officers
On Monday, President Karol Nawrocki visited the two police officers in the hospital. Nawrocki decided to award the Officer’s Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta to Senior Constable Jakub Kulik and Senior Constable Artur Morański for outstanding services in ensuring order and security, as well as exceptional dedication and courage.
The police officers suffered serious injuries as a result of an exchange of fire with the attacker in Krakow, with video showing the final moments before the officers shot and killed 24-year-old Michał Oksiński.
24-year-old Senior Constable Jakub Kulik comes from Bielsko-Biała and has a wife and child. Before joining the police, he served in the 18th Bielski Airborne Battalion. He recently left military service and joined the police. Currently, he works in the patrol unit of the 1st Precinct in Kraków. He became a volunteer for the Leszczyny Volunteer Fire Department about 10 years ago.
27-year-old Senior Constable Artur Morański comes from the village of Powroźnik in the Muszyna commune. He has been serving in the police since 2024 – first in the 7th Precinct in Nowa Huta, and from June in the 1st Precinct in Kraków. He played football for five years for a local team in Powroźnik, and also has served as a lector at the local church for many years. He is married.
Attack in Krakow: The perpetrator died in hospital
The deceased shooter, 24-year-old Michał Oksiński, drove his car onto the market square and then opened fire with an automatic weapon at random people. Six people were killed and 16 injured, including the two police officers. The perpetrator was shot and killed by officers.
In the apartment of the attacker’s family in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, police found the bodies of three members of his immediate family: his mother, father, and sister. The attacker also killed two cats.
Michał Oksiński, the perpetrator of Saturday’s attack on the Main Market Square in Krakow, died in hospital on Monday morning.
