Man dies after shooting former partner with black powder gun in Siepraw
A 47-year-old man died by suicide after shooting his 45-year-old former partner outside her home on Boczna Street in Siepraw on Friday evening, leaving the woman hospitalised with stable injuries.
Friday evening shooting in Siepraw
Police in Lesser Poland received an emergency call around 18:00 on Friday, 18 September 2026, from a resident living in the village of Siepraw in Myślenice County. The 45-year-old woman informed dispatchers that her 47-year-old former partner had arrived unexpectedly at her residential property on Boczna Street. The man initiated a hostile confrontation outside the house and began uttering direct threats against her safety. Before patrol officers could arrive at the address, the altercation escalated into gunfire when the suspect produced a weapon. He fired at least one round directly toward the woman, striking her in the area of her head. Immediately following the shooting, the 47-year-old man walked a short distance away from the main house and discharged the firearm against himself.
Emergency response and resuscitation efforts
Bystanders at the scene rushed to assist the suspect, who was still breathing when initial rescue efforts commenced. Officers from the District Police Headquarters in Myślenice arrived shortly afterward and took over cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the civilian witnesses. Emergency medical dispatchers deployed land ambulances, professional firefighters, and an air ambulance helicopter from the Polish Medical Air Rescue service. Firefighters from the Siepraw Volunteer Fire Department secured a designated landing zone nearby to enable the medical flight crew to touch down safely. Medical personnel worked alongside police officers to deliver advanced emergency life support, but the assailant could not be revived and died at the location.
- Resident reports that her former partner arrived at her home and made direct threats
- Suspect shoots the woman in the head area and then shoots himself near the property
- Bystanders and police administer CPR as an air ambulance lands on a site secured by local firefighters
- Assailant is pronounced dead at the scene while the victim is transported to the hospital in stable condition
Victim hospitalisation and weapon classification
The 45-year-old victim remained fully conscious while emergency responders administered on-site medical care to her head wounds. Ambulance crews transported her to a regional hospital, where medical staff evaluated her condition as stable and confirmed that the gunshot injuries were not life-threatening. Forensic officers and investigators at the scene determined that the assailant most likely carried out the assault using a black powder weapon. Under Polish legal regulations, muzzle-loading black powder firearms manufactured before 1885, as well as their modern replicas, can be acquired and owned without an official firearms permit.
The 45-year-old was transported to the hospital. She was conscious. She suffered wounds that are not life-threatening. The perpetrator is dead.
Formal prosecutorial investigation
Investigators under the direction of the local prosecutor's office sealed off the residential site on Boczna Street to gather physical evidence, retrieve the firearm, and interview eyewitnesses. Police officials confirmed that the inquiry will reconstruct the full timeline of the argument and clarify the exact path through which the perpetrator obtained the black powder firearm. Investigators are also reviewing whether police officers had previously intervened at the residence or if formal complaints of domestic abuse had been lodged during the couple's past relationship. While initial local reports presented varying ages of 45 and 47 for the two individuals, police communications confirmed that the deceased perpetrator was 47 years old and the injured woman was 45 years old.
The woman reported that her former partner appeared at her home and was threatening her.
