Suspect dead in officer involved shooting at Carson City apartment complex
UPDATE 5:24PM: Roop Street is now open from Fifth Street and Little Lane.
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UPDATE 2:46PM: The investigation into the Nevada Highway Patrol trooper involved shooting continues. At around 9:30 this morning, Carson City sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a report of a man with a gun inside the apartment manager's office and possible shots fired.
The suspect did not comply with several verbal commands from officers, according to NHP Trooper Duncan Dauber. He said an NHP trooper entered the manager's office and gave several more verbal commands, which the suspect again did not listen to. According to Dauber, the trooper then shot and killed the suspect. The trooper was not injured.
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UPDATE: 12:09 PM: The suspect who was shot dead Tuesday morning by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper had been reportedly shooting inside the manager's office of the Senator Apartments, said Duncan Dauber, spokesman for NHP. The age and name of the adult male suspect has not been released and the matter is under investigation.
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UPDATE 10:30AM: A suspect who was reported to have walked into a South Roop Street apartment complex with a gun was shot dead Tuesday morning by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper who assisted Carson City sheriff's deputies after a report of a man with a gun and possible shots fired, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
The suspect is dead. No other injuries have been reported. The incident will be investigated by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, which is protocol following incidents involving officer-related shootings, said Furlong.
Roop Street is closed from around Second Street to Little Lane.
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Carson City Sheriff’s deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a report of shots fired and a man with a gun Tuesday morning at the Senator Apartments, located at 505 S. Roop Street, at around 9:30 a.m.
Emergency dispatch reported that a man walked into a manager’s office with a shotgun. According to dispatch, it is an officer involved shooting involving a NHP officer. No law officers were injured.
Law officers on scene report the suspect is dead.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.