Title: Two Killed in Shooting in Swiss Town of Sion

The police reported that two people were killed and another injured due to a shooting in the town of Sion, Switzerland, on Monday. The suspect, a man whose identity has not been revealed and who is still at large, fired multiple shots at two different locations in Sion, which has a population of around 35,000 in southwestern Switzerland. The police added that the motives of the assailant are still unknown, stating, "According to preliminary investigation results, the perpetrator knows his victims." Switzerland, with a population of nine million, has a high rate of gun ownership. The Small Arms Survey, a Swiss-based organization that monitors global trends in armed violence, estimates the number of firearms in civilian possession to be approximately 2.3 million.

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