Police on the scene Shots fired in Lugano
On Tuesday morning, shortly after 11.30 a.m., a robbery occurred at a jewelry store in Lugano. The police are on the scene.
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- On Tuesday morning, shortly after 11.30 a.m., there was a robbery at a jewelry store in Lugano.
- The police are on the scene.
- Several people have been arrested.
Police officers arrested four suspected robbers in Lugano on Tuesday. Shots were fired in the process. According to the Ticino cantonal police and the city police, the quartet wanted to steal from a watch and jewelry store. No one was injured.
According to the information available so far, the alarm was raised at around midday after a bicycle patrol from the city of Lugano spotted the suspected robbers in the store. Three men were then arrested; two inside the store and one outside in front of the store.
A fourth suspect tried to make off on foot, but was also arrested in the vicinity of the cathedral. During the police operation, a city policeman used his service weapon twice and fired shots. The police did not initially provide any further details about the incident.
