Two people were killed and one injured in a shooting incident in a town in southern Switzerland

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-01-29

According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" **December 11**, an incident occurred in a town in the Valais canton in southwestern Switzerland, killing two people and injuring one. The gunman is still being hunted.

Reuters quoted local ** reports that a 36-year-old man shot at two different locations in Sion, the capital of Valais, on the 11th, killing two people and injuring one.

According to a statement quoted by the Hindustan Times, the shooting occurred before 8 a.m. local time. The gunman opened fire on several people, and the motive for the crime is not yet known.

* Says police officers have been dispatched to hunt down the gunman. Although the gunman was unknown, a preliminary investigation revealed that he knew the victim and investigators are still trying to determine his motive for committing the crime.

Local prosecutors have opened an investigation into the case. Calling the man a dangerous person and reminding the public not to approach and engage in confrontation with him.

Reuters reported that Switzerland has a high rate of gun ownership. The small Swiss-based research organization estimates that the Swiss civilian population has about 2.3 million guns.

But according to the British newspaper Daily Mirror, there has never been a large-scale event in Switzerland in the past 22 years. In 2001, a man stormed the Zug regional council and killed 14 people before committing suicide.

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