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Shooting in Poland’s Wrocław leaves two dead in suspected murder-suicide

13.05.2025 10:55
Two people were killed in a shooting in Wrocław’s Stabłowice district, located in southwestern Poland.
A man fatally shot his partner before taking his own life in a suspected murder-suicide in Wrocławs Stabłowice district, according to local police and media.
A man fatally shot his partner before taking his own life in a suspected murder-suicide in Wrocław's Stabłowice district, according to local police and media.JAROSLAW JAKUBCZAK/POLSKA PRESS/Polska Press/East News

Police believe the incident was a murder-suicide, with a 55-year-old man fatally shooting a 54-year-old woman before taking his own life.

The shooting happened on Główna Street in Stabłowice, a residential neighborhood on the western edge of Wrocław.

Witnesses reported that the man chased the woman out of a building before opening fire.

According to local broadcaster Radio Wrocław, the woman had just arrived by car and tried to escape toward the building's staircase when she was shot.

Investigators confirmed the two were in a relationship but not married.

Authorities have ruled out the involvement of other individuals and continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. The case has deeply shocked the local community.

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Source: IAR/PR24/Radio Wrocław/X/@prwpl