A man who shot three people at a Zurich mosque is dead, police say, confirming that a body found near the scene was that of the assailant.
Zurich cantonal police said on Tuesday authorities had identified the suspect, but gave no details.
A news conference was scheduled for 1300 GMT (midnight AEDT).
The gunman had stormed into the Islamic centre and opened fire on worshippers on Monday night, injuring three.
Two of the three men - aged 30, 35 and 56 - were seriously injured in the shooting, police said.
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A third sustained less severe injuries. All three were taken to hospital.
The unidentified suspect, a man around 30 who according to witnesses was wearing dark clothing and a dark wool cap, fled the mosque and his body was found nearby.
People at the scene told Reuters the Islamic Centre on Zurich's Eisgasse, near the main train station in Switzerland's financial capital, was used as a mosque, often by Somalis.
"We never once had a problem," said Abukar Abshirow, a Somali who said he was a regular worshipper at the centre that attracted Muslims from around the world.
"We never had anyone come and say why are you here. We never had that," Abshirow said. He said the three victims were Somalis.
Two-thirds of Switzerland's 8.3 million residents identify as Christian but the nation has been wrestling with the role of Islam as its Muslim population has risen to five per cent, swelled by the arrival of immigrants from the former Yugoslavia.
The Federation of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland said the centre was not a member and it did not have any direct knowledge of the incident.
