Shots at techno festival in Aarau: one dead and five injured

Shots were fired during the night at an event in Aarau, Switzerland. According to preliminary findings from the cantonal police, there is one dead and five injured or seriously injured.

The shooting took place at the Aarauer Rave, a techno festival around the horse racing track in the so-called Schachen. There is a large-scale deployment of police, ambulance and fire departments there. According to the media, the Cantonal Disaster Response Element (KKE) is also on site. According to the Swiss newspaper Blick, a spokeswoman for the cantonal police said it was “not yet clear what exactly happened.”

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There is an appeal for the public to stay away from the area. The perpetrator or perpetrators may therefore be on the run. Her identity is apparently still unknown.

A media spokesman for Kapo Aargau, Pascal Wenzel, explained according to Blick that no more precise information could be given due to the ongoing operation. Police are asking anyone who has videos or images of the incident to provide them.

According to media reports, the shooting occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. According to Blick, an alleged eyewitness reported “repeated shots”. In a video available to the Swiss newspaper, “serial firing can be heard at 2:35 a.m.”

So far there is no clear information about the number of visitors to the Aarauer Raven. According to the organizers, between 2,000 and 3,500 people were apparently expected.

The Schachen is the sports, leisure and local recreation area of ​​Aarau an der Aare, about 500 meters west of the old town. There is the largest horse racing track in Switzerland, an outdoor swimming pool and a sports hall. Aarau in the Swiss canton of Aargau is located about 40 kilometers west of Zurich.

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