71-year-old woman and 5-year-old girl died at the scene. 9-year-old died in hospital

Update: 2023-03-31, 16:45

The second child has died. The 9-year-old boy died, reported rmf24.pl:

(...) The boy's condition had been critical from the outset. Today, information came that the 9-year-old had died in hospital.

The 51-year-old who fired the shots and later attempted to take his own life remains in hospital. RMF reports that he has undergone two operations.

We previously reported: on Friday evening, a 51-year-old (March 28), an officer of the Prison Service, fired several shots from a firearm at his mother-in-law and his children during a domestic dispute in Prusice. The 71-year-old woman and 5-year-old girl died. The 9-year-old boy was seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Wrocław.

Statement by the District Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław dated March 29, 2025:

Investigation into the murder in Prusice

Today, the prosecutor of the 1st Investigative Division of the District Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław initiated an investigation into an act under Article 148 § 3 of the Penal Code and Article 13 § 1 of the Penal Code in conjunction with Article 148 § 1 of the Penal Code in conjunction with Article 11 § 2 of the Penal Code.

The investigation concerns the killing, on March 28, 2025, in an apartment in Prusice, Trzebnica County, of a 71-year-old woman and a 5-year-old minor girl, as well as the attempted killing of a 9-year-old minor boy.

As a result of actions carried out at the scene by prosecutors and police officers, it was established that a 51-year-old man fired shots from a firearm at his mother-in-law and his children. As a result, the woman and the minor girl sustained injuries that caused their deaths at the scene. The minor boy, who suffered serious injuries, was transported to a hospital in Wrocław.

After firing at the children, the perpetrator attempted to commit suicide. He is currently staying in one of the hospitals in Wrocław.

The circumstances and causes of the incident will be clarified during the investigation.

Karolina Stocka-Mycek

Press spokesperson

District Prosecutor's Office

in Wrocław