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Three dead in Swiss village shooting | Three dead in Swiss village shooting |
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Three people were killed and two wounded late on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire in the Swiss village of Daillon, according to Swiss police. | |
The suspect threatened police when they tried to arrest him, and officers shot and wounded him before taking him into custody, police in the Swiss canton of Valais said in a statement. No police officers were wounded. | |
Swiss website 20minutes.ch reported that the gunman was a resident of the village aged about 30 who was armed with an assault rifle and had been drinking heavily. | Swiss website 20minutes.ch reported that the gunman was a resident of the village aged about 30 who was armed with an assault rifle and had been drinking heavily. |
It quoted a villager as saying one of the dead was a woman in her 80s. | It quoted a villager as saying one of the dead was a woman in her 80s. |
Special police units and local police forces were alerted by a caller who said several people were lying wounded on the ground at about 8:50pm, the police statement said. | Special police units and local police forces were alerted by a caller who said several people were lying wounded on the ground at about 8:50pm, the police statement said. |
It said the incident was being investigated and the site had been closed off. More information would be released later on Thursday at a news conference in the village, which is close to the town of Sion, the capital of the canton – or region – of Valais. | |
Mass shootings are rare in Switzerland, although possession of guns is widespread – some estimates run to at least one for every three of its 8m inhabitants. | |
Many are stored in people's attics, a legacy of Switzerland's policy of arming its people to defend its neutrality. |
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