Two people killed in Swiss town shooting

11/12/2023 19:13

        Two people were killed and another injured in a shooting in the Swiss town of Sion on Monday, police said.
        
        The suspect, an unidentified man who remained at large, fired several shots in two different locations in Sion, a town of about 35,000 people in the southwest of Switzerland.
        
        Police said the attacker's motives were unknown.
        
        "According to initial findings, the perpetrator knew his victims," police said.
        
        Switzerland, a country of around 9 million, has a high rate of gun ownership.
        
        Small Arms Survey, a Swiss-based organisation that monitors global trends in armed violence, estimates the number of firearms in civilian possession at 2.3 million.