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Swiss police arrest suspect after deadly rave shooting

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A 43-year-old Swiss man is in custody after being arrested by Swiss police on Monday for allegedly carrying out a deadly shooting at a rave in Aarau the previous night. The incident resulted in one death, a 22-year-old Italian woman, and five injuries. Police are investigating three possible motives: mass shooting, terrorism, or an unknown criminal motive. Cartridges found at the scene indicate that two types of bullets may have been used, potentially from a pistol and a larger assault rifle.

Written by AI on 2026-08-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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A 43-year-old Swiss man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred at a rave in Aarau, Switzerland on Sunday morning. 22-year-old Italian woman Maria Spinelli was killed and five people, including four men and one woman, were injured in the incident. The victims are all residents of the area and their ages range from 24 to 27 years old. The shooting took place at a covered horse racing track in Aarau, about 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich. Police launched a massive operation after receiving reports of shots fired at around 02:30 local time (00:30 GMT) on Sunday morning. Cartridges found at the crime scene indicated that two types of bullets were used, possibly from a pistol and a larger assault rifle. The police are investigating three possible motives for the shooting: a mass shooting, an act of terrorism, or an unknown criminal motive.

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Aarau Aargau Italian Swiss

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Swiss NORP · 4× Aarau GPE · 1× Aargau GPE · 1× Italian NORP · 1×

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Police on Sunday said they were investigating three possible motives for the shooting, including a mass shooting, an act of terrorism or an unknown criminal motive.

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2026-08-31 · CBC News

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Swiss police arrest suspect after deadly rave shooting 43-year-old Swiss man in custody after shooting early Sunday asserted

man → arrest → custody

Swiss police said on Monday that they had arrested a 43-year-old suspect in relation to a deadly shooting at a rave in the town of Aarau on the weekend. asserted

they → say → weekend

A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and five people injured after the shooting at the event at a covered horse race track in the early hours of Sunday morning. asserted

people → kill → morning

Police launched a massive operation and just before 1 a.m. on Monday arrested a 43-year-old Swiss man on suspicion of carrying out the attack, it said. " asserted

it → launch → attack

At this stage, it is assumed that a single perpetrator was involved," police in the canton of Aargau said in a statement. asserted

police → assume → statement

Police on Sunday said they were investigating three possible motives for the shooting, including a mass shooting, an act of terrorism or an unknown criminal motive. asserted

they → say → terrorism

Cartridges found at the crime scene indicated two calibers of bullets, possibly from a pistol and a second, larger weapon, potentially an assault rifle, police said. uncertain

police → find → pistol