List of mass shootings in Switzerland

This article is a list of mass shootings in Switzerland. Mass shootings are firearm-related violence with at least four casualties.

21st century
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
19 December 2016 Zürich, Canton of Zürich 1[n 1] 3 4 Zürich Islamic center shooting: A man wounded three people at an Islamic center before being killed by police.[1]
9 May 2015 Würenlingen, Aargau 5[n 1] 0 5 A man killed four relatives, before killing himself.[2]
27 February 2013 Menznau, Canton of Lucerne 5[n 1] 5 10 2013 Menznau shooting: A man opened fire at his workplace, killing four people and wounding five before dying of a gunshot wound.[3]
2 January 2013 Daillon, Valais 3 2 5 A man killed three people and wounded two before being wounded by police and arrested.[4]
12 April 2007 Baden, Aargau 1 4 5 A man entered a hotel and opened fire, killing one person and wounding four. The shooter was arrested.[5]
29 March 2004 Escholzmatt, Canton of Lucerne 5[n 1] 0 5 A man shot and killed four family members with a pistol, before committing suicide.[6]
4 July 2003 Pratteln, Basel-Landschaft 3 1 4 A man killed three and wounded one in a domestic dispute before fleeing.[7]
19 February 2002 Lausanne, Vaud 2[n 1] 2 4 A man shot three people in a cinema, killing one, before killing himself.[8]
27 September 2001 Zug, Canton of Zug 15[n 1] 18 33 Zug massacre: A man entered the Parliament of the Canton of Zug and shot thirty-two people, killing fourteen. The shooter committed suicide.[9]

20th century
Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
28 November 1994 St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen 1 4 5 A man opened fire at his workplace, killing one person and wounding four.[10]
27 February 1993 Bern, Canton of Bern 1[n 1] 3 4 A man opened fire at his workplace, shooting three people (including two family members) before killing himself.[10]
19 March 1992 Muttenz, Basel-Landschaft 3 2[n 1] 5 A man shot at his ex-girlfriend and her family members, killing three and wounding one, before attempting suicide.[11]
4 March 1992 Lugano District, Canton of Ticino 6 6 12 Lugano District shootings: A man opened fire at multiple homes, killing six and wounding six before being arrested.[12]
30 August 1990 Canton of Thurgau/Zürich, Canton of Zürich 6[n 1] 4 10 A man killed his family before traveling to Zurich and shooting six people, two fatally. He fled the scene and later killed himself.[12][13]
27 November 1988 Geneva, Canton of Geneva 1[n 1] 4 5 A man shot and wounded four people with a pistol before killing himself.[14]
16 April 1986 Zürich, Canton of Zürich 4 1 5 A man killed four colleagues and wounded a fifth at his workplace.[10]
June 1976 Seewen, Canton of Solothurn 5 0 5 Seewen murder case: Five family members were killed at their home.[15]
26 April 1943 Zürich, Canton of Zürich 7[n 1] 0 7 A man killed six family members and himself.[16]
9 November 1932 Geneva, Canton of Geneva 13 65 78 November 1932 Geneva shooting: Swiss Army soldiers fired into a crowd of protesters, killing thirteen and wounding sixty-five.[17]
6 February 1922 Lumino, Canton of Ticino 6[n 1] 8 14 A man killed five people and wounded eight others in a shooting spree. The gunman killed himself.[18][19]
30 August 1912 Romanshorn, Canton of Thurgau 7 7[n 1] 14 Romanshorn shooting: A man fired into the street from the window of his apartment, killing six people and wounding six. After a siege, the gunman fled into the forest, where he killed another person before being wounded and arrested.[20]

Notes
  1. Including the perpetrator or suspect

References
  1. "Swiss shooting: Three wounded near Zurich Islamic centre". BBC News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. "Five killed in Switzerland shooting, shooter among dead: police". ABC News. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. Smith-Spark, Laura; Morgenstein, Mark (27 February 2013). "Police: 4th person dead in Switzerland factory shooting". CNN. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. "Switzerland gunman kills three in Daillon in Valais". BBC News. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. "Gunman uses army rifle in hotel shooting". swissinfo.ch. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. "10 Jahre nach der Bluttat von Escholzmatt LU geht es den Vollwaisen wieder gut". Watson (in Swiss High German). 23 March 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. "Gunman kills three, wounds one in Switzerland". Irish Examiner. 5 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  8. "Une garderie remplacera le cinéma porno". 20 Minutes. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. "Gunman kills 14 in Swiss assembly". BBC News. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  10. "Die schlimmsten Bluttaten". Blick (in Swiss High German). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. "Mafia in der Schweiz: Wenn alte Mordfälle wieder auftauchen". Swissinfo (in Swiss High German). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  12. "Chronik der Amokläufer in der Schweiz". Beobachter (in Swiss High German). 8 October 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. "Hunt After Killings". Birmingham Evening Mail. 31 August 1990.
  14. "Gunman Kills Self". The Montgomery Advertiser. 29 November 1988. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  15. Meyer, Adrian; Schwegler, Gabi (13 May 2016). "Bestie von Rupperswil ist gefasst: Die schlimmsten Mörder der Schweiz". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  16. Une tragédie à Zurich Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Journal de Genéve (27 April 1943)
    – Effroyable drame de famille à Zurich Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Gazette de Lausanne (27 April 1943)
  17. Jean-Yves Clémenzo, « Un tel spectacle marque à jamais une enfant », La Tribune de Genève, 8 novembre 2007.
  18. Terrifying scenes, The Pall Mall Gazette (7 February 1922)
  19. Five shot dead, Auckland Star (10 February 1922)
  20. "Crazy Soldier Kills Four.; A Dozen, Besieging His House, Shoot One Another In a Night Panic". The New York Times. 1 September 1912. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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