An armed man shot several people today in two different locations in the Swiss city of Sion, causing at least two deaths and one injured, police sources quoted by national television RTS indicated, implying that the attacker has not yet been arrested. .
The police of Valais, a canton in southwestern Switzerland of which Sion is the capital, have deployed an important security device to arrest the attacker in the areas where the attacks took place, the circumstances of which have not yet been determined.
Although the attacker’s motivations are unknown, according to the police, these were not indiscriminate attacks, since he apparently knew the victims.
These types of shootings are extremely rare in Switzerland, despite being one of the countries in Europe with the highest rate of gun ownership per inhabitant. There is approximately one firearm for every four Swiss (27 per 100 inhabitants) due, among other factors, to the fact that military service is mandatory for men and once it is finished, recruits can keep the weapons they have used in their homes. been instructed.
