Who is Michał Oksinski, the Kraków killer: from weapons to ultra-nationalist ideas
The Polish Minister of the Interior, Marcin Kierwiński, spoke of a young man fascinated by the far right, with radical and ultra-nationalist views
Twenty-four years old, a passion for guns shared with his father, ultra-nationalist views and no criminal record.
These are the first details to emerge about Michał Oksiński, the young Polish man who opened fire on a crowd in Kraków’s historic centre on Saturday 7 November, killing six people and injuring many others.
Originally from the Świętokrzyskie region, he lived with his parents and sister in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, about 150 kilometres from Kraków. He had attended a vocational college, where he trained to become a lathe operator.
Neighbours describe him as a quiet, reserved young man who was not very sociable. He held a valid firearms licence and used to go to a shooting range with his father.
Disturbing episodes have also come to light from his past. According to the account of a former schoolmate, as reported by the Polish radio station Eska, during lessons he would draw pictures of people being hanged and armed attacks on schools, sometimes depicting himself as the attacker. These accounts will need to be assessed by investigators as they piece together his profile.
