As many as two people were killed while another was injured during a shooting incident in the southern Swiss town of Sion on Monday (Dec 11), according to a Reuters report. The police are currently on the lookout for the gunman who remains on the run.
“Two people were killed and another was injured,” police said, adding that the man’s identity and his motives for carrying out the shootings remained unknown.
Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world on a per-capita basis has a high rate of gun ownership. Small Arms Survey, a Swiss-based organisation that monitors global trends in armed violence, estimates the number of firearms in civilian possession at 2.3 million.
