Swiss town stunned as factory worker runs amok and shoots two dead
Factory worker shocks colleagues by opening fire in canteen, killing two, wounding seven
A man killed two workmates and wounded seven when he opened fire in a Swiss factory yesterday, rocking the small community where the plant is.
The gunman, who also died, had worked for more than 10 years at the Kronospan wood panel plant in Menznau, near Lucerne.
He had no record of making trouble, police said, but workmates said he may have been suffering from mental problems since last year.
The man, 42, who was not identified by name, launched his assault with a handgun at 9am in the plant's canteen. Police said he appeared to have aimed deliberately at his victims, rather than spraying shots at random.
Of the seven wounded, six were in a serious condition.