Tragic Shooting Incident in Bremgarten AG: Military Justice Assumes Suicide

2024-04-26 08:59:36

Published26. April 2024, 10:59

Bremgarten AGDeceased soldier: military justice assumes suicide

On Tuesday, a recruit was fatally injured when a shot was fired in Bremgarten. Based on initial investigation results, the military justice system assumes suicide.

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  • A 22-year-old recruit died in Bremgarten AG.

  • Police communicated a shooting incident shortly after the incident.

  • The military justice system announced on Friday morning that, according to initial investigation results, it was a suicide.

It was shocking news for the whole of Switzerland when it was announced that a 22-year-old recruit had died during an exercise in Bremgarten AG.

For a long time it was not clear how the devastating incident could have occurred. But now a little light is coming into the darkness: As the military justice system announced on Friday morning, according to initial investigation results, it is assuming a suicide.

A shot was fired in an army vehicle

As the Swiss Army announced on Tuesday afternoon, the shooting accident occurred shortly after nine o’clock during an exercise by the Supply Recruit School 45 at the Bremgarten AG weapons range.

At this point, the members of Supply Recruit School 45 were in a training sequence. A shot was fired from an assault rifle in an army vehicle and hit the 22-year-old in the head.

After initial medical treatment, the injured man was flown to the hospital in a rescue helicopter, where he died in the morning.

The recruit school was in its 15th week of association training. As the army also announced on Tuesday, the relatives, like the comrades of the deceased, were cared for by local and army CARE teams.

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