A shooting incident at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland has claimed three lives and injured several people, according to local police.
As RTE reports, the Kronoswiss factory belongs to Kronospan, a wood processing company, based in Menznau, close to the city of Lucerne in Switzerland, according to police.Reportedly the incident started in the canteen at around 09:00 (08:00 GMT) on Wednesday morning.
According to the BBC, Swiss police said emergency services are currently at the scene and three helicopters had arrived. They also said an emergency telephone line has been set up for families of the factory's employees.
RTS has reported that at least three people have died, including the gunman, and that another seven have been wounded.
Prosecutor's spokesman, Simon Kopp told the Swiss Blick newspaper, "There were three dead and seven injured, some of them seriously injured," adding that the assailant is among the dead.
The rescue helicopter service REGA has reportedly flown four seriously wounded people to hospital.
According to police, the 42-year-old unnamed suspect, had worked at the factory for a decade and had always been considered “very calm” and “somebody you would not notice.” However, it seems the man did not fire at random, but picked off specific colleagues with a handgun. It is unclear as yet how the suspect himself died.
Mauro Caprozzo, chief executive of the wood processing company Kronoswiss, denied rumours that job cuts were due to be announced at the factory today.
He said the killer was a quiet, unassuming character. "One almost didn't see or notice him," Caprozzo said.
As ABC reports, Switzerland is known to have one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world. That said, there is relatively little gun crime in the country.
There is no real gun register in Switzerland. However a shooting incident in the regional parliament of Zug in 2001, which caused 14 deaths, did prompt calls to tighten laws. However, the majority of Swiss citizens rejected the proposal for additional measures, which would include the creation of local arsenals for military weapons outside of service periods.
According to the BBC, Swiss police said emergency services are currently at the scene and three helicopters had arrived. They also said an emergency telephone line has been set up for families of the factory's employees.
RTS has reported that at least three people have died, including the gunman, and that another seven have been wounded.
Prosecutor's spokesman, Simon Kopp told the Swiss Blick newspaper, "There were three dead and seven injured, some of them seriously injured," adding that the assailant is among the dead.
The rescue helicopter service REGA has reportedly flown four seriously wounded people to hospital.
According to police, the 42-year-old unnamed suspect, had worked at the factory for a decade and had always been considered “very calm” and “somebody you would not notice.” However, it seems the man did not fire at random, but picked off specific colleagues with a handgun. It is unclear as yet how the suspect himself died.
Mauro Caprozzo, chief executive of the wood processing company Kronoswiss, denied rumours that job cuts were due to be announced at the factory today.
He said the killer was a quiet, unassuming character. "One almost didn't see or notice him," Caprozzo said.
As ABC reports, Switzerland is known to have one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world. That said, there is relatively little gun crime in the country.
There is no real gun register in Switzerland. However a shooting incident in the regional parliament of Zug in 2001, which caused 14 deaths, did prompt calls to tighten laws. However, the majority of Swiss citizens rejected the proposal for additional measures, which would include the creation of local arsenals for military weapons outside of service periods.
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