Latest news Armed man on balcony in Volketswil ZH triggers large-scale police operation
A man pointed a gun at people from a balcony in Volketswil ZH on Wednesday evening, triggering a large-scale police operation. The 48-year-old Swiss national was arrested and the weapon confiscated, according to the Zurich cantonal police.
29.04.2026, 23:25
SDA
The police received a report shortly after 5.30 p.m. that a person was pointing a gun at people from the balcony of an apartment on Rütiweg, it added. Several patrols from the cantonal police as well as officers from the Uster, Dübendorf, Pfäffikon region and Illnau-Effretikon municipal police forces were deployed to Volketswil. Specialists made contact with the man at the scene.
The 48-year-old was arrested at around 8.20 pm. Several firearms were also seized in the apartment. When asked by the Keystone-SDA news agency, the police were initially unable to specify how many and what type of weapons were involved. This is the subject of the ongoing investigation.
