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Manhunt after shooting at Swiss rave kills woman, 22, and injures five

Latest update from The Guardian World: Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave. Latest update from Reuters: Police have launched a major manhunt after a shooting at an overnight rave in the Swiss town of Aarau (August 30) killed a 22-year-old woman and injured at least five others. Latest update from AP News: 1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland - AP News. A major police operation has been mounted in Aarau, near Zurich A manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland. Italian national Maria Spinelli died at the scene in Aarau on Sunday morning, police said. Four men and a woman, aged between 24 and 27, were in hospital with injuries "ranging from minor to severe". Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni said she was confident Swiss authorities would "shed full light on what happened and find anyone responsible". Aarau cantonal police spokesman Michael Leupold told a news conference on Sunday afternoon that officers were "still in the midst of the operation" and had no leads on who may have been behind the shooting.

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Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM UTC
Latest update from BBC on MSN: One dead and five injured in Swiss shooting, police say. A major police operation has been mounted in Aarau, near Zurich A manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland. The woman died at the scene in Aarau, police said. Those injured were four men and a woman aged between 24 and 27, all of whom are in hospital with injuries "ranging from minor to severe". Organisers and performers confirmed the shooting happened at a techno rave being held at a horse racing track in the town, which is located some 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich. Police said the perpetrator's identity and possible motives were unknown, as were the "exact circumstances" of the incident.
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Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM UTC
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Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM UTC
Latest update from The Guardian World: Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave. Latest update from AP News: 1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland - AP News. Latest update from BBC World: The report is now confirmed by BBC World. A major police operation has been mounted in Aarau, near Zurich A manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland. The woman died at the scene in Aarau, police said. Four men and a woman, aged between 24 and 27, were in hospital with injuries "ranging from minor to severe". Sources have confirmed to BBC News that the victim was an Italian national. The Italian Embassy in Bern and the Consulate in Zurich were monitoring the situation, they added.
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Monday, August 31, 2026 at 11:20 AM UTC
Latest update from The Guardian World: Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave. Latest update from Reuters: Police have launched a major manhunt after a shooting at an overnight rave in the Swiss town of Aarau (August 30) killed a 22-year-old woman and injured at least five others. Latest update from AP News: 1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland - AP News. A major police operation has been mounted in Aarau, near Zurich A manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland. Italian national Maria Spinelli died at the scene in Aarau on Sunday morning, police said. Four men and a woman, aged between 24 and 27, were in hospital with injuries "ranging from minor to severe". Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni said she was confident Swiss authorities would "shed full light on what happened and find anyone responsible". Aarau cantonal police spokesman Michael Leupold told a news conference on Sunday afternoon that officers were "still in the midst of the operation" and had no leads on who may have been behind the shooting.
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Monday, August 31, 2026 at 4:54 PM UTC
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