The suspected terrorist who shot dead his family before killing six people in Krakow, Poland, is a 25-year-old military cadet with ‘far-right ideologies’.

The alleged shooter reportedly drove 80 miles from the city where he lived and was dressed in military-style gear when he opened fire in a crowded market, killing four women and two men – including one British citizen.

The attack, which left 15 wounded, unfolded at about 3pm local time on Saturday, when an assailant fired shots at a tram, pedestrians and two horses from a black Subaru.

The suspect was shot and neutralised at close range by a police officer before he was taken to hospital in serious condition.

What do we know about the Krakow shooting suspect?

The alleged terrorist was found wearing a bulletproof vest, according to Krakow police, while his vehicle had additional weapons and ammunition inside.

He has been locally identified as Michal O, a Polish citizen believed to be a cadet at a military school about 80 miles from Krakow.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced last night that two women and a man were also found dead at his home yesterday in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, around 150km north-east of Krakow.

They are believed to be his parents and sister, but the authorities have not publicly established the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski said the attacker was ‘fascinated by Far-Right ideologies’ and had ‘very radical views’.

The weapons likely came from his own family’s home.

The country’s interior minister revealing that the suspect’s father owned a number of firearms.

Police officer Andrzej Fijolek told TVN 24 that the gunman used an AR-15 rifle and held a firearms licence.

ust an ordinary guy. He’d walk around with his hood up, say ‘good morning’. I can’t say a bad word about him,’ another neighbour told Polish media.

Tomasz Waszczuk, of the district prosecutor’s office in the city, added: ‘Everything points to the fact that he opened fire on random people. I can confirm that there are six fatalities.

‘More than a dozen people sustained injuries of varying severity and are currently in the hospital.’

Five foreign nationals from Austria, Germany, Portugal, Russia and Britain were injured in the shooting.

Two policemen who apprehended the suspect, Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański, are also fighting for their lives in hospital.

They were labelled ‘true heroes’ by Prime Minister Tusk last night.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was ‘shocked and saddened by the appalling shooting’, adding his thoughts were with the victims.

‘The United Kingdom stands in solidarity with the people of Poland,’ he said.

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