Arabic version: تحديد هوية رجل إسكتلندي كأحد ضحايا إطلاق النار في كراكوف

According to BBC News, a Scottish man has been confirmed as one of six people killed in a mass shooting in central Krakow, Poland. The man is understood to be James Thomas Campbell, 32, from Prestwick in South Ayrshire, who worked as a DJ in Ayrshire.

Campbell died after a lone gunman opened fire on Saturday in Krakow’s Main Market Square, a popular tourist location. Police Scotland said it was providing specialist support to the victim’s family, although formal identification had yet to be completed.

Detective Chief Inspector David McAlinden of Police Scotland’s Counter Terrorism Policing unit said the force was aware of the “tragic death of a Scottish man in Krakow”. He said Police Scotland was working with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the UK counter-terrorism policing network and Polish authorities to establish identification and allow repatriation to take place as quickly as possible.

The attack began shortly before 15:00 local time, when police said the gunman drove into the square and fired at random people from his car. Armed officers responded and exchanged gunfire with him. He was shot within three minutes of the attack beginning and later died in hospital on Monday.

Local media named the attacker as 24-year-old Michal Oksinski. Police said he fatally shot four Polish citizens and an Austrian woman as well as Campbell, while 15 people, including two police officers, were injured. Officers later found the bodies of the gunman’s parents and sister at his address on Saturday. Campbell’s family asked for privacy to be respected.