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Tributes paid to ‘exceptional’ painter killed in Krakow shooting that left six dead

The Independent·Maira Butt·about 7 hours ago
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Tributes have been paid to an “exceptional” artist killed in a shooting in Krakow on Saturday that left six people dead.

Izabela Wozna, 53, was killed when the shooter drove into a market square in the city at around 3pm and opened fire. Three other people, including two women and one man, believed to be the shooter’s close family, were found dead at the suspect’s home.

The gunman, named by prosecutors as Michał Oksiński, has since died following a shootout with police.

Wozna had just opened an exhibition the day before the attack, local media reported. She was also a mother-of-four, including 11-year-old twins, and was deeply involved in her community of Chodzież.

“She derived a great deal of satisfaction from her art and painting. She exhibited her work all over Europe . And she was certainly happy.…

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