Manhunt underway after one killed, five hurt in Swiss rave shooting
Police say they have no leads on the perpetrators or cause of the shooting, which occurred less than 40km south of the German border
News By Hanna Ellington | 31 August 2026
Swiss authorities are on the hunt for a shooter after the killing of one and the injury of five others at a techno rave over the weekend.
A 22-year-old Italian woman died at the scene in Aarau, roughly 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Zürich, yesterday morning (30 August), with four additional people aged 24 to 27 taken to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to severe. Police say all victims were Swiss residents.
Witnesses said the shooting unfolded at a rave held at…
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