Swiss police arrest suspect after deadly rave shooting

By John Revill

Aug ‌31 (Reuters) - 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 at the weekend.

A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and five ‌people were injured in ‌the early hours of Sunday morning at the event, held at a covered horse racing track.

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, they said.

"Investigations into the exact circumstances of ​the incident, as well as its background and possible motive, are currently under way. At ​this stage, it is assumed ‌that a single perpetrator was involved," police in the canton of Aargau said in ⁠a statement. They gave no further details.

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

Cartridges found ​at the scene indicated two calibres of bullet, possibly from a pistol and an assault rifle, police said.

The Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger ‌said cartridges found resembled those used in the Russian AK-74 assault rifle and its ‌variants.

Police declined to comment on the report.

The 22-year-old Italian ⁠who died was named ‌as Maria Spinelli ​by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

(Reporting by Thomas Seythal and John Revill; Editing by Kevin ‌Liffey)

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