Shots fired at rave in Aarau: one dead, five wounded – police hunt suspects
Numerous shots were fired during a rave on a horse racing track in Aarau in the night into Sunday. A 22-year-old woman died and five other people were injured.
Rave in Aarau: Gunfire claims one life and injures five
According to Google News AT — Crime (de), a shooting occurred during a rave event in the early hours of Sunday on the grounds of a horse racing track in Aarau. A 22-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries. Four men and one woman aged between 24 and 27 were injured, some seriously. According to authorities, all victims are resident in Switzerland.
Investigations and a search for the perpetrators are underway at full pace, according to a spokesman for the Aargau cantonal police. Early Sunday afternoon, emergency personnel were still securing traces and evidence at the scene. The whereabouts of those responsible were initially unknown. There were as yet no findings regarding the perpetrators or motive. Investigators assume that a "large number" of shots were fired.
According to the authorities, they ruled out further danger from the perpetrators. "On the basis of the entire situation, we can rule out that those responsible could become active somewhere else and pose a new danger," explained the police spokesman.
The scene is located on the horse racing track in Aarau in Aargau canton, approximately 40 kilometres west of Zurich. According to its website, the organisers expected around 3,500 visitors. How many guests were on the grounds at the time of the shooting remained unclear initially. The organiser had promoted the event beforehand as the "largest rave in north-west Switzerland".
Eyewitnesses described dramatic scenes to Swiss newspaper "Blick" immediately after the event ended. One visitor reported that the crowd initially took the first detonations for fireworks. Only when the cry "Everyone down!" rang out did her group flee under the DJ booth. A woman was hit directly by a bullet. "It was terrible," said the witness. After the incident, emergency personnel brought all those present to a gym for care.
DJ Tekibo, who performed at the event, expressed his concern in an Instagram Story: "Techno and raves should be a place of freedom and safety." He had lost an important person and could not find the right words. The artist announced he would withdraw for a certain time.
The Aargau cantonal police are asking witnesses to submit video and image material directly to their Instagram channel.
Source: Google News AT — Crime (de)