Police detain 52-year-old suspect after shooting in Bukowno leaves two men injured

Gunfire reported on Niepodległości Street

Gunfire broke out on the evening of Sunday, 20 September 2026, in the town of Bukowno, located in Olkusz County within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The incident occurred shortly after 17:00 in the residential area surrounding Niepodległości Street, where shots were fired and two men suffered gunshot wounds. Emergency services were alerted to the situation through several reports, including notices submitted to media hotlines. Police patrols from the local precinct and medical rescue teams arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the first notifications. Bartosz Izdebski, an officer representing the Provincial Police Headquarters in Kraków, confirmed the initial reports of gunfire to the media.

We have information that someone fired shots, we have two people injured. The incident occurred around 17:00. For now I cannot say anything more.

Emergency response and medical airlift

Paramedics treated the two injured men at the scene before coordinating their transport to nearby medical facilities. One of the wounded individuals suffered severe injuries and was airlifted by a Polish Medical Air Rescue (Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe) helicopter directly to a hospital. Emergency personnel and police officers confirmed that neither of the victims suffered fatal wounds during the encounter. The second injured man was taken into medical care while officers established a security perimeter around the scene on Niepodległości Street. Law enforcement teams cordoned off the immediate surroundings to secure physical evidence and begin preliminary investigative work.

Manhunt and safety appeal to residents

Immediately following the shooting, police forces initiated a manhunt across the municipality to track down the fleeing shooter. Officers from the Olkusz County Police Headquarters coordinated the operation, deploying patrols to comb through local streets and nearby wooded areas. With an armed suspect at large, law enforcement issued an urgent warning to local residents, advising everyone in the area to stay indoors and avoid going outside until the operation was complete.

Due to intensive police operations underway, we appeal to residents to exercise extreme caution and remain inside their homes and not go outside until operations conclude.

Suspect apprehended in Bukowno

The search operation ended later on Sunday evening when officers from the Bukowno Police Station tracked down and detained a 52-year-old male suspect. Following the apprehension, police officials confirmed that the active search had concluded and declared the municipal area safe for residents.

Police officers from the Bukowno Police Station detained a 52-year-old man suspected of shooting two men, which occurred this evening in the Bukowno municipality.

Law enforcement authorities have not released details regarding the exact circumstances of the 52-year-old suspect's capture or the firearm used in the incident. Police also stated that the underlying motive behind the shooting and the prior relationship between the suspect and the two wounded men remain unknown. Investigators from Olkusz and Bukowno are conducting witness interviews and forensic examinations to reconstruct the exact chain of events that took place on Sunday evening.