Swiss police launch manhunt after shooting at rave leaves one dead and five wounded
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One person died and five were injured after a shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland.
Police began a manhunt after the shooting, which happened around 2.30am Swiss time – 1.30am in the UK – at the Aarauer Rave, 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich.
Officers said the shooter's motive and exact circumstances were unknown and that 'several shots' were fired 'within a large group of people'.
Some 3,500 people attended the annual techno party, which took place in Aarau between 3pm yesterday and 2am this morning.
Swiss police said they were mounting a 'large-scale response' to the shooting and said on X: 'The search for the perpetrators, whose identities are currently unknown, is under way.'
Partygoers first thought the shots were fireworks but soon fled to a nearby gymnasium from the racecourse where the rave was held, Swiss newspaper Blick reported.
One attendee told the newspaper there was a 'burst of gunfire'.
And an Aarau resident posted a video on social media showing deserted streets and what sounded similar to gunshots in the background.
Police cordoned off the area around the Aarauer Rave after one person was killed and five wounded in a shooting last night
Swiss officers searched for the gunman, whose identity they said was unknown, as an army helicopter circled the town
Around 3,500 attended the rave, pictured in promotional material, held west of Zurich in northern Switzerland
An army helicopter was reportedly sent to Aarau, capital of the Aargau canton – similar to a county – alongside police, rescue workers and medical teams.
Armed officers were seen on highways up to 30km (18 miles) from the site of the rave.
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