The 2015 Knurów riots was the biggest unrest among ultras and football fans in Poland since the Słupsk street riots 1998,[citation needed] in protest at the killing of Dawid Dziedzic, a fan at lower league football match by police.
Although the rioting has ceased tensions remained high for several weeks as fans from around the globe continued to publicly condemn the actions of the police.
[citation needed] A 27-year-old fan of Concordia, Dawid Dziedzic, was shot, and despite attempts to resuscitate him he died shortly in hospital hours later.
[3] According to the police, the use of such force was justified,[4] whilst the fans said that such a minor infringement of pitch invasion should never be punished by death.
[5] Under Polish law, unauthorised entering onto the pitch during a football match is punishable by up to three years in prison.