Several people ‘shot dead’ in swiss town Wuerenlingen, Switzerland
Several people have been killed in a shooting in the Swiss town of Wuerenlingen, north-west of Zurich.
Residents heard shots shortly after 11pm on Saturday night, police said.
Police found bodies lying inside and outside a residential building overnight.All the dead were adults, the Associated Press reports. Police said that they are working to identify them and that the circumstances of and possible motive for the shooting remain unclear.
The gunman was among the dead and some of the victims knew him, police spokesman Bernhard Graser told.
The motive appears to have been a family dispute and the case is not terror-related, he added. An investigation is under way.
Wuerenlingen, a German-speaking town of some 4,000 people, is located about 30km (20 miles) from Zurich.
Residents heard shots shortly after 11pm on Saturday night, police said.
Police found bodies lying inside and outside a residential building overnight.All the dead were adults, the Associated Press reports. Police said that they are working to identify them and that the circumstances of and possible motive for the shooting remain unclear.
The gunman was among the dead and some of the victims knew him, police spokesman Bernhard Graser told.
The motive appears to have been a family dispute and the case is not terror-related, he added. An investigation is under way.
Wuerenlingen, a German-speaking town of some 4,000 people, is located about 30km (20 miles) from Zurich.
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