Manhunt after shooting at Swiss rave kills woman, 22, and injures five

BBC

A manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland.

The woman died at the scene in Aarau, police said. Four men and a woman, aged between 24 and 27, were in hospital with injuries “ranging from minor to severe”.

Sources have confirmed to BBC News that the victim was an Italian national. The Italian Embassy in Bern and the Consulate in Zurich were monitoring the situation, they added.

At a news conference on Sunday afternoon, police spokesman Bernhard Graser reiterated the force had “no information about the perpetrator(s) or their motive”. They were not believed to be in Aarau anymore, he added.

Organisers and performers said the shooting happened at a techno rave being held at a horse racing track in the town, which is located some 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich.

The force said it had received an initial report of shots fired at the Schachen race track at around 02:30 local time (00:30 GMT).

A DJ, who was due to perform until the scheduled end of the event at 02:00, said the incident occurred “straight after our set”, in a post on social media.

Another performer, DJ Tekibo, said he had lost a friend in the incident. He wrote on Instagram that he was “still trying to process what happened”.