Police arrest suspect after shooting in Sion
Published: Monday, Dec 11th 2023, 16:50
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Following the shooting in Sion on Monday morning, which left two people dead and one injured, the suspected perpetrator was arrested in the afternoon. The man was arrested by the intercommunal police of Crans-Montana in the St-Léonard region at around 4.00 pm.
The 36-year-old man had fired several shots at people in two different locations in the town of Sion. Two people died and another was injured.
The victims were a 34-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man. Both were from Valais and lived in central Valais. The injured victim is a 49-year-old woman from Valais who lives in the region.
The public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into murder as a subsidiary offense to intentional homicide.
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