A gunman has killed three people and injured two others after opening fire in a village in southern Switzerland.
The 33-year-old started shooting in Daillon near the city of Sion on Wednesday night, using a historic Swiss military rifle and a hunting rifle.
He fired around 20 shots, instantly killing three women aged 32, 54 and 79 and injuring two men aged 33 and 63, according to officials.
Terrified residents drinking in nearby bars when the shots rang out hid in the dark to avoid being caught up in the attack.
Police rushed to the scene shortly after 9pm when witnesses reported several people were lying on the ground.
The man, who has not been named, was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with officers and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Police "immediately intervened and neutralised the suspect," a statement said. No officers were injured.
Officials said the man had spent time in a psychiatric hospital in 2005, at which point his weapons had been confiscated.
He was unemployed and also known to police as a drug user. Further reports said he was living under surveillance.
Daillon is around 145 miles from the Swiss capital Bern The reason for the shooting is not yet known.
Prosecutor Catherine Seppey said the gunman knew several of the victims, but "he was not known for making threats".
Swiss media quoted local residents as saying he had been drinking heavily before the attack.
Resident Marie-Paule Udry told news website 20Minutes.ch the man had been in a local restaurant and "had drunk a lot".
His two youngest victims, the woman aged 32 and man aged 33, are reported to be a couple with young children.
Forensic investigators are now at work in the picturesque village which has just 200 inhabitants and is perched at an altitude of 1,000m (3,280ft) surrounded by vineyards.
Cantonal police spokesman Jean-Marie Bornet insisted that police had only returned fire after coming under threat.
"There was an exchange of gunfire because he was threatening police officers. He was hit and wounded," he said.
"There is bewilderment and shock in Valais. This is a man who lived in Daillon and opened fire on his neighbours."
Gun ownership is widespread in Switzerland, where the law allows any citizen aged over 18 to possess arms under certain conditions.
The defence ministry says there are some two million weapons in private hands among the country's estimated eight million inhabitants.
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