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Swiss police arrest man over deadly rave shooting

Latest update from U.S. News & World Report: A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and ⁠five ⁠people were injured in the early hours of Sunday morning at the event, held at a covered horse racing track. One woman was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at a rave in the Swiss town of Aarau over the weekend. Police say a 43-year-old suspect has been arrested. Swiss police on Monday arrested a suspect in the weekend shooting at a rave in the Swiss town of Aarau, where an Italian woman was killed and several others were injured. Local police had said the incident could have been an act of terrorism, but that other motives were also being considered. The attack came after the party had officially ended, but at least 100 people were still at the event location when the shooting began.

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Scoop News DeskAarau · Published Monday, August 31, 2026 at 11:34 AM UTCUpdated Monday, August 31, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC

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Authorities said that the suspect was a Swiss national, and that they believe he acted alone. "Investigations into the exact circumstances of the incident, as well as its background and possible motive, are currently ⁠underway. At this stage, it is assumed that a single perpetrator was involved," police ⁠in the canton ⁠of Aargau said in a statement.

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Monday, August 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM UTC
Latest update from U.S. News & World Report: A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and ⁠five ⁠people were injured in the early hours of Sunday morning at the event, held at a covered horse racing track. One woman was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at a rave in the Swiss town of Aarau over the weekend. Police say a 43-year-old suspect has been arrested. Swiss police on Monday arrested a suspect in the weekend shooting at a rave in the Swiss town of Aarau, where an Italian woman was killed and several others were injured. Local police had said the incident could have been an act of terrorism, but that other motives were also being considered. The attack came after the party had officially ended, but at least 100 people were still at the event location when the shooting began.
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