A 36-year-old policeman went on a shooting rampage in a Swiss town killing four people including his in-laws before turning the gun on himself, authorities said on Sunday, sending shockwaves in the peaceful country.
The incident took place last evening in the village of Wurenlingen, canton of Aargau, a German-speaking town of some 4,500 people, which is located about 30km northwest of Zurich. “We have ruled out a terrorist angle,” Aargau canton police chief Michael leupold said at a news conference and added that the shooting was linked to a personal conflict.
All those killed were Swiss nationals, he said. local media reports described the shooter as a policeman and a father of three. leupold said the shooter did not have a gun licence and did not fire with a police weapon.
The police spokesman said the shooter, who has not been named, first went to a house in the residential area and fired on three people, killing his in-laws — a 58-year-old man and his 57-year-old wife — and his 32-year-old brother-in-law.
The shooter then went to another house and shot dead a 46-year-old neighbour before fatally turning the gun on himself. Police found bodies lying inside and outside the residential building overnight.