A Scottish DJ has been named as one of six people killed in a mass shooting in Poland, as police work to formally identify his body and return him home to his family.
James Thomas Campbell, 32, from Prestwick in South Ayrshire, was among those caught in the attack in Krakow on Saturday 7 November.
The gunman drove into the city’s historic Main Market Square before opening fire on pedestrians. Six people were killed and another 15 injured in an attack that has shocked Poland.
Mr Campbell, who was working as a DJ, was named on Wednesday as the victim from the UK.
Police Scotland confirmed it was supporting his family, although formal identification has yet to be completed.
Detective Chief Inspector David McAlinden, from Police Scotland’s Counter Terrorism Policing unit, said: “While formal identification is yet to take place, our family liaison officers are providing specialist support to his family in Scotland.”
He confirmed that Police Scotland was working with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, UK counter-terrorism officers and Polish authorities to establish the victim’s identity and arrange repatriation as quickly as possible.
The family has requested privacy. Prestwick’s local SNP branch paid tribute to Mr Campbell on social media, offering its condolences to his family and friends. “Our thoughts are with his loved ones,” it said.
The gunman has been identified by Polish prosecutors as 24-year-old Michał Oksiński, who is also suspected of killing his parents and 21-year-old sister at their family home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski before travelling to Krakow.
He was shot by police during the attack and died in hospital on Monday.
Investigators are treating the shooting as a terrorist offence. Poland’s interior minister has said the attacker held radical ultranationalist views, although prosecutors have stressed that his motive has not yet been established.
Another UK national, 19-year-old Harry Marchant from York, was among those injured. He remains in hospital in Poland, where his family said he was in a stable condition.
The other five people killed in Krakow included four Polish nationals and an Austrian woman.
First Minister John Swinney said he was deeply saddened by Mr Campbell’s death and confirmed that the Scottish Government was working with UK authorities to support the family.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Krakow on Monday evening for a silent march in memory of the victims, joined by Poland’s president and prime minister.