First words after surgical intervention
When 27-year-old Artur Morawski regained consciousness after a prolonged and complex operation, his first question was dedicated to his colleague. “Is Kuba alive?”, he asked, having just opened his eyes. These words were confirmed by Janusz Golba, the mayor of the Muśyna municipality where the police officer was born.
Morawski and his partner Jakub Kulik were the first to arrive at the scene of the shooting. Despite intense fire from the attacker, both senior sergeants engaged the criminal in combat and managed to neutralise him. The law enforcement officers paid for this act with their own health.
Details of injuries and health condition
Artur Morawski sustained two gunshot wounds, which damaged his lungs and arm. His surgical procedure lasted 12 hours. Doctors placed the patient in a medically induced coma. At the beginning of the week, his condition was stabilised, and he was subsequently removed from the mechanical ventilator.
Jakub Kulik, who previously served in the 18th Bielsko Airborne Assault Battalion, sustained three gunshot wounds. Even while injured, he got up and incapacitated the criminal, losing consciousness only afterwards. Kulik’s condition is currently assessed as serious but stable.
Assessment of officers' actions by authorities and community
Polish authorities are preparing to nominate both officers for the highest awards for their bravery. Janusz Golba noted that Artur Morawski grew up and studied in the village of Powroźnik. “Artur is our native son... A modest, reliable young man who was passionate about football and helped in the local parish. He always gave his full commitment to everything he undertook. And in service, he showed incredible courage,” said the head of Muśyna.
He added that the local community will definitely immortalise the feat of their fellow townsman, but will do so without unnecessary fanfare, to give the family time to recover.
Circumstances of the attack in Krakow
The shooting, which took place on Saturday in the very centre of Krakow, could have resulted in a significantly higher number of victims had it not been for the swift intervention of the patrol officers. 24-year-old Michał Oksyński drove a car onto the Main Market Square and opened chaotic fire with automatic weapons at pedestrians.
Six people died as a result of the attack, and another 15 were injured. During a search of the shooter’s family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, the bodies of three people — his parents and sister — were found. Michał Oksyński himself died in hospital on 9 November.
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