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Everything we know about Krakow drive-by shooting

Tributes have been paid to 53-year-old artist and mother-of-four Izabela Wozna, who was among six people killed in a shooting spree in Krakow on Saturday after travelling over 400km to open her new art exhibition.

The suspect, identified by prosecutors as Michał Oksiński, drove into a market square and opened fire before dying in hospital following a shootout with police, with reports suggesting he was motivated by far-right ideology.

Among the victims was the suspect's 21-year-old sister, Magdalena Oksińska, a third-year student at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts who was described by peers as an exceptionally talented painter, photographer, poet and writer.

Three additional victims, believed to be close family members of the shooter, were discovered dead at his home, bringing the total number of fatalities in the tragedy to six.

Civic leaders including Chodzież mayor Jacek Gursz paid emotional…