British DJ is named among victims killed in Krakow gun massacre
A British DJ has been named as the Briton killed in a mass shooting in Poland over the weekend.
James Thomas Campbell, from Ayrshire in Scotland, was among the six people killed in central Krakow on Saturday by gunman Michał Oksiński.
The 32-year-old is understood to have worked as a DJ.
Detective Chief Inspector David McAlinden, senior investigating officer from Police Scotland’s Counter Terrorism Policing unit, told the Daily Mail: ‘We are aware of the tragic death of a Scottish man in Krakow.
‘While formal identification is yet to take place, our family liaison officers are providing specialist support to his family in Scotland.
‘Working in conjunction with COPFS, Police Scotland is supporting the UK Counter Terrorism Policing network and the Polish authorities. The immediate shared priority is to ensure that identification is properly established for the family, so that repatriation can take place as quickly as possible.
‘The family has asked for their privacy to be respected. Our thoughts are with them and everyone impacted by this incident.’
James Thomas Campbell (pictured) from Ayrshire in Scotland, was among the six people killed in central Krakow
It comes after it emerged on Tuesday that 19-year-old British man Harry Marchant was among the 15 people injured in the shooting.
The teenager’s family have launched an appeal to help repatriate him back to his hometown of York.
Mr Marchant’s family said in a statement through North Yorkshire Police: ‘We would like to confirm that our son, Harry Marchant, was injured during the incident in Poland over the weekend.
‘We are pleased to say he is now in a stable condition, receiving ongoing hospital treatment.
‘We can’t express how grateful we are to the first responders, medical team, and the people of Poland for their help and care for Harry.
‘We ask for our privacy to be respected as we support Harry with his recovery.’
North Yorkshire Police said the force is assisting the family and confirmed Mr Marchant suffered a gunshot wound.
An online appeal has been set up to help bring Mr Marchant back to the UK once he is fit to travel.
Harry Marchant, 19, from York, suffered a gunshot wound in the horror attack in Krakow’s Main Market Square on Saturday at around 3pm local time
Michal Oksiński, pictured by local media, allegedly murdered his family before driving into the city’s historic Main Market square and opening fire on crowds, killing six more people
People pay their respects at a makeshift memorial in the Main Market Square following the Saturday mass shooting in Krakow
The organiser stressed the appeal is not to fund his medical care, as this is covered.
But she said: ‘We are raising funds to help bring him safely home to the UK once medically fit to travel; this is likely to be by land as flying may not be an option due to injury.
‘It is also to support his ongoing mental health needs throughout his future, back in the UK.’
The 24-year-old gunman allegedly drove into the Polish city’s main square on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and wounding 15 more, with several foreigners among the victims.
He was shot by police and taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Authorities later found the bodies of his parents and sister at their family home on the outskirts of Krakow, with gunshot wounds to their heads.
The Polish national was believed to have been inspired by ‘far-right ideologies’.
He was dressed in military-style green fatigues and what appeared to be a helmet and body armour.
Details on who his victims were have now emerged, with Polish authorities saying that four women and two men were killed in the shooting rampage.
Mother-of-four Izabela Woźna from Chodzież in Poland has been revealed as one of the victims in the Krakow shooting
The gunman’s sister Magdalena Oksińska was reportedly found dead in the family home alongside her parents
Visual artist Izabela Woźna from Chodzież in Poland has been named as one of the people killed in the shooting.
The 53-year-old had four children and was set to open an art exhibition in Krakow later this week.
Paying tribute to the mother, Chodzież Mayor Jacek Gursz said: ‘She derived a great deal of satisfaction from her art and painting. She exhibited her work all over Europe. And she was certainly happy. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.’
Mr Gursz announced that a concert in memory of Ms Woźna would be held in her home town on Thursday. Meanwhile, a fundraiser has been set up to support her children.
Details on the gunman’s family, who authorities found in their beds with two gunshot wounds to their heads each, have also emerged.
The family lived in the town of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, in south-eastern Poland. His sister, a 21-year-old student at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, has been named locally as Magdalena Oksińska.
Footage shows the heroic moment an injured police officer stumbles onto his feet to continue shooting the Krakow gunman
Images from the scene show the alleged gunman in military-style fatigues. The weapon, a rifle, lies on the ground nearby
Emergency personnel work at the site of the shooting near the main market square in Krakow
A woman cries as she mourns next to a makeshift memorial on Slawkowska street next to the Main Market
Neighbours described her as a ‘very talented girl’ who had always been a ‘good student and a beautiful painter’.
University professor at Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, Andrzej Bednarczyk, paid tribute to the young student, saying: ‘Nothing will be the same again.’
The extra-curricular activity centre in her hometown, which she had attended, described her as an ‘exceptionally gifted artist’ and a ‘sensitive, hard-working, modest and warm person’.
The young artist had previously had her work exhibited at the Ostrowiec Art Exhibition Office in 2024.
Her parents have not been named, but Polish media reported that her father was 53 and her mother 52.
The family’s two cats were also found dead in their home.
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