A police officer was shot during an operation in Kraśnik Górny, a village in Poland's Lower Silesia region, according to reports from several Polish news outlets. The officer was struck in the head, TVN24 reports, and was taken to hospital.
Other officers at the scene opened fire during the incident, according to o2. The circumstances that led to the shooting have not been detailed in the reporting available so far.
The wounded officer was transported by air ambulance, the Polish Air Medical Rescue service (LPR), Fakt reports. The nature of the operation the officers were carrying out has not been specified in the accounts published by the outlets covering the case.
The incident drew coverage from multiple national outlets, including Interia Wydarzenia and RMF24, which both reported that shots were fired during the police action and that an officer was injured. The reports describe the event as an attack that occurred while officers were on duty, though full details of what took place remain limited.
Lower Silesia, in southwestern Poland, includes the village of Kraśnik Górny, where the operation took place on Thursday, according to the reports.
What to watch next: official statements from Polish police or prosecutors clarifying the officer's condition and the circumstances of the shooting.
