Shooting erupts at a rave party in Switzerland
A number of people were hit by gunfire near a rave in northern Switzerland overnight, local police said on Sunday. The incident in Aarau, north of Zurich, left “multiple victims” and prompted a “large-scale” police response, officers said on social media, without elaborating. Swiss newspaper Blick reported on its website that the shots were fired before 3am (local time) on the sidelines of the…
A shooting erupted at a rave party in northern Switzerland, resulting in one fatality and five injuries, some of which were severe, according to local police. The search for the unidentified assailants is ongoing, with the motives and specific details of the incident yet to be determined. The incident occurred in Aarau, located north of Zurich, during the Aarauer Rave, a techno music festival.
Police confirmed that the gunfire took place shortly before 3am local time on the outskirts of the event, which saw an attendance of around 3,500 individuals between 3pm on Saturday and 2am on Sunday. The shooting is believed to have taken place near the racecourse where the festival was held. A police spokesman stated that multiple shots were fired within a large crowd of attendees.
One witness reported hearing "bursts of gunfire." Switzerland, known for its high rate of gun ownership, experienced a rare violent shooting, which prompted stricter gun control measures in 2019.
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