Man shoots wife dead in Swiss supermarket carpark
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Published: 23 Jun, 2017 CET.
Updated: Fri 23 Jun 2017 12:15 CET
A man shot his partner dead before turning the gun on himself near a supermarket in Ascona on Friday morning, police have said.
Ticino cantonal police said the man, a 54-year-old Macedonian citizen living in Locarno, fired a gun at a 38-year-old Macedonian woman near the entrance to a supermarket multistorey car park at around 9am.
The woman died on the spot.
The man then attempted to take his own life. Injured, he was taken to hospital by helicopter. His life is not thought to be in danger.
Police said the pair were married and going through a separation. No other people were involved.
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Ticino cantonal police said the man, a 54-year-old Macedonian citizen living in Locarno, fired a gun at a 38-year-old Macedonian woman near the entrance to a supermarket multistorey car park at around 9am.
The woman died on the spot.
The man then attempted to take his own life. Injured, he was taken to hospital by helicopter. His life is not thought to be in danger.
Police said the pair were married and going through a separation. No other people were involved.
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