At least 1 killed and 5 injured in shooting at a rave in Switzerland
- On Sunday, a shooting at the 'Aarau Rave VOL. 7' in Aarau, Switzerland, killed one person and injured five others, some seriously. Aargau cantonal police confirmed the incident occurred at the Schachen horse racing track.
- Approximately 3,500 people attended the techno party, which began Saturday afternoon and continued into the early morning. Police spokesperson Pascal Wenzel said authorities were alerted around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.
- Witnesses reported hearing 'bursts of gunfire' as many partygoers initially mistook the shots for fireworks. Attendees took refuge in a nearby gymnasium while police appealed to the public for video or photographic evidence of the incident.
- Aargau cantonal police launched a 'large-scale response' to locate the perpetrators, whose identities remain unknown. Security forces, including an army helicopter, cordoned off large areas of Aarau while the manhunt continues.
- While Switzerland maintains high rates of gun ownership, violent shootings remain rare in the country. Investigators are working to determine the motive and exact circumstances of the crime as the search for the suspect continues.
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The shooters were on the run and the police were in an operation to try to find them, the authorities said, quoted by the French agency AFP.
According to the first investigations, the shots fired this night in the area of Schachen, in Aarau, caused one dead and five injured, some of them in serious condition. Research is underway to track down the authors, currently unknown.The Swiss police, on X, update on what happened in the night near a rave in Aarau, near Zurich: one person died and five others were injured. The perpetrators of the shooting are still wanted, while the possible m…
1 dead, 5 injured in shooting at rave in Switzerlands Aarau - The Tribune
A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau killed one person and injured five others, some seriously, local police said on Sunday. Cantonal police said the shooting took place at an event in Aarau, the canton’s capital, 46 kilometres west of Zurich. Swiss public broadcaster SRF reported that the event was […]
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