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IHOP SHOOTING: Friends, family remember victims of shooting

One was an Iraq War veteran who loved military history. Another was an Afghanistan war vet and fitness buff. Still another would bring in cupcakes for colleagues when they gotpromotions. All of ...

IHOP SHOOTING: 'There were bullets flying everywhere'

Sheriff Ken Furlong is blunt in his reflection on Tuesday morning's horror in Carson City, when a gunman shot up the IHOP restaurant, killing four and wounding seven, before turning the gun on h...

ACES WIN: 7-4 over RiverCats in first ever playoff game at Aces Ballpark

RENO- The first ever playoff game at Aces Ballpark started out with a somber feel as the Aces observed a moment of silence and the American Flag flew at half-staff for the victims of the IHOP shooting that happened on Tuesday morning in Carson City.

The feel quickly turned to excitement as the Aces took the field ready to take on the Sacramento RiverCats in the first round of the Pacific Coast League Playoffs.

Sacramento and Reno both threw their best arms to start the playoffs: LHP Zach Kroenke 10-3, 5.89 ERA for Reno and RHP Graham Godfrey 14-3, 2.68 ERA for Sacramento.

IHOP SHOOTING: Sencion described as 'quiet' and 'nice' by patrons

As FBI agents combed through the Mi Pueblo Meat Market Wednesday morning, regulars at the store expressed disbelief that someone they knew to be friendly and quiet could be responsible for seemingly indiscriminate and brutal killings.

Update: All Carson City IHOP shooting patients at Carson Tahoe discharged or transferred; four patients now at Renown

Three patients at Carson Tahoe have been released to their homes after being treated for injuries from the Carson City IHOP shooting, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said. The other shooting victim there was transferred to Renown Regional Medical Center, joining three other shooting victims there.

Reno doctor describes brain surgery to save Carson City IHOP shooting victim

At least one of the victims from yesterday's shooting rampage at an IHOP in Carson City suffered a gunshot wound to the head and underwent surgery.

Dr. Chris Demers, a surgeon with the Sierra Neurosurgery Group who operates at Renown Regional Medical Center, said he attended to an unspecified number of gunshot wounds to the head and successfully completed at least one brain surgery from yesterday's attack.

Carson City IHOP shooting: Recordings of 911 calls released

Attached below are unedited recordings of 911 calls made during the shooting incident at IHOP on South Carson Street yesterday. Warning: strong language

In interview, family says Carson City IHOP shooter wasn't angry; his motivation unclear | Reno Gazette-Journal | rgj.com

The gunman who opened fire with an assault weapon at Nevada National Guard soldiers and others having breakfast at a Carson City IHOP on Tuesday morning, killing four people and injuring seven more before killing himself, had a "support our troops" sticker on the van he drove.

Video: Carson City IHOP shooting Wednesday morning press conference

Carson City IHOP shooting press conference: Identities of the victims were released this morning by authorities.

Video: Carson City IHOP shooting suspect described as a nice guy by those who knew him | Reno Gazette-Journal | rgj.com

Just before 9 a.m., the gunman stepped onto an IHOP parking lot from his blue minivan with a yellow %u201CSupport Our Troops%u201D sticker on it. He opened fire, then continued into the restaurant and marched resolutely toward a table of uniformed National Guard members before shooting each one of them, and fatally wounding three of them, authorities said.

Carson City IHOP shooting: Names of deceased victims released

Names of those killed in yesterday's IHOP shooting are:

  • Major Heath Kelly, 35, Reno, decorated field artillery officer, husband and father, commander of Joint Force Headquarters in Carson City, served in Iraq 2004-2005. Avid student of military history, known for his dry sense of humor. See story
  • Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38, Carson City, father of three, served in Afghanistan 2009-2010, also served in U.S Navy for two years before joining the Guard
  • Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, Reno, owner of a small baking company, well known in the company for providing cupcakes for guard functions. See story
  • Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, South Lake Tahoe. See story

According to Sheriff Kenny Furlong, the names of those wounded are not going to be released at this time.

One of those wounded is Wally Gunderson, husband of Florence Donovan-Gunderson, who died in the attack.

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Carson City IHOP shooting: South Lake Tahoe woman among those killed, husband wounded

Florence Donovan Gunderson and her husband Wally Gunderson, part-time residents of South Lake Tahoe, were having breakfast at IHOP in Carson City Tuesday morning when a gunman shattered their lives forever.

According to a family friend, Florence was killed inside the restaurant, along with three Nevada National Guard members, while Wally was wounded. A man interviewed by KRNV 4 described how he applied first aid to Wally, while his wife was obviously killed instantly.

IHOP SHOOTING: Mass shooting shock N. Nevada residents

Northern Nevadans expressed horror and sorrow in the wake of a mass shooting that left eight people injured and four dead, including the gunman, Tuesday morning at the IHOP restaurant in Carson ...

IHOP SHOOTING: Community leaders mourn for victims

Federal, state and city officials joined the Nevada National Guard in mourning the victims of the shooting at the Carson City IHOP on Tuesday morning that left eight injured and four dead, inclu...

IHP SHOOTING: Multiple 911 calls paint chaotic scene

A series of emergency calls that came into Carson City 911 displayed the fear that surrounded the Tuesday morning mass shooting at the IHOP. "It's IHOP, there's a shooting going on. Multiple sho...

IHOP SHOOTING: Gunman's motive remains a puzzle

IHOP gunman Eduardo Sencion left his job at the family market in South Lake Tahoe on Monday night and arrived at his parents' east Carson City home seemingly fine, said Sheriff Ken Furlong.The m...

Photos: Candlelight vigil held for IHOP shooting victims

A candlelight vigil was held for the victims of the shooting this morning at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street. The unofficial vigil was held from around 8:30 p.m. to around 9:15 p.m. at the fallen soldier's memorial at the State Capitol grounds, with a couple of hundred people in attendance.

Additional Victim of Carson City IHOP Shooting Tragedy Dies

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms that a fourth victim of today’s tragic shooting at the IHOP restaurant located in south Carson City has died. The victim was a female member of the Nevada National Guard, had been flown to Renown Medical Center and had undergone surgery. To date, four victims have died (3 Nevada National Guard members and one civilian); the shooter has also died.

South Lake Tahoe police say gunman had mental issues

Eduardo Sencion, the man responsible for killing four people including himself and shooting eight others today at the IHOP in Carson City, has had mental issues since at least April 2000. Go here for a story filed by Kathryn Reed of Lake Tahoe News.

Carson City IHOP shooting: Gunman named, four confirmed dead, eight wounded

5:30 p.m. Update: Press conference concludes with a few more details. Officials state that shooter Eduardo Sencion had two other weapons at his vehicle, another rifle and a handgun. Neither were used in the incident. The FBI stated that there doesn't appear to be any connection to terrorism.

Sencion was born in Mexico, and had a U.S. passport.

Three victims were killed inside the restaurant, two male National Guard members, and a civilian woman. Two female and one male National Guard members were wounded. Ten of the victims were shot inside the restaurant, while one woman standing outside next to a motorcycle was shot and wounded.

Sheriff Kenny Furlong said they are still working to determine the shooter's motive, saying it is too early to tell if the National Guard members were intentionally targeted.

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Details on the shooting incident.

South Tahoe Police aware of shooter's mental health issues.

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3:30 p.m. Update: Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released the name of the person suspected of shooting 11 people at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street this morning.

The person's name is Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City. He allegedly shot himself after shooting 11 people, and died about two hours later.

Furlong said he works at his family's business in South Lake Tahoe, and that he might have had some "mental issues."

Three of the 11 victims have died, including two uniformed National Guard members. Three of the wounded were also National Guardsmen.

The other victim who died was a civilian female, according to Furlong.

The investigation into why Sencion carried out the shooting is still underway.

More stories about today's shooting

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Carson City IHOP shooter was South Lake Tahoe employee

The dead suspect who killed three others, including two National Guard personnel and a civilian female and then himself at a Carson City IHOP has been identified as Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City and works at South Lake Tahoe. Sencion was employed at a family-owned South Lake Tahoe area restaurant, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. A total of five National Guard personnel were shot by the gunman.
The suspect, Sencion, was said by family to have mental problems and gave no signs by family yesterday or today that he was distraught.
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Carson City IHOP shooting: 3 p.m. press conference

Law enforcement officials have planned a 3 p.m. news conference to release more details about the shooting incident this morning that left four dead and six wounded.

Live video here:

Carson City IHOP Shooting: Gunman named; four dead, eight wounded

Update 3:00 p.m.: There are now four people reported dead from the shooting this morning. Two victims were uniformed National Guardsmen. One of the dead is the shooter, who killed himself. The other deceased victim was a civilian female. Eight more persons were wounded, including three more National Guardsmen.

Shooter's name is Eduardo Sencion, of Carson City.

2 p.m. update
Four people are dead, including the gunman who shot himself and died later at the hospital. Two of the dead where a man and women in the National Guard, who were in uniform.

There is a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m.

A few minutes before 9 a.m., a lone gunman armed with automatic AK-47-type assault rifle drives up to the IHOP on South Carson Street, and begins shooting in the parking lot. Locals BBQ owner Ralph Swagler said he saw the man drive up, and then empty a clip of ammo outside the IHOP, then reloads and goes inside, where he fires more shots very rapidly and exits within a few seconds.

Swagler said the gunman then saw his son locking the door of their business and opened fire at them. He also allegedly fired shots at the H&R Block office next door. Sometime after, the gunman shot himself, and died later at the hospital.

Witnesses recount events

More photos of the scene

MSNBC: National Guard members killed in IHOP rampage were a man and woman

One of the National Guard members killed in today's shooting rampage at the IHOP in Carson City was a man; the other was a woman, MSNBC reports. The shooter is dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and another person is also dead. The suspect, who hasn't been identified, apparently acted alone and died at a hospital in Reno, officials said.

Heller Statement on Carson City IHOP Shooting

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) issued the following statement today regarding the shootings in Carson City:
“I am deeply saddened by the news of today’s tragic event in Carson. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims as well as their families and loved ones. I commend the medical and law enforcement communities for their professionalism during this crisis,” said Senator Heller.

Reid Statement on Carson City IHOP Shooting

Washington, D.C. — Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following statement after several people were shot in Carson City this morning:
“I’m deeply saddened by this senseless act and extend my sympathies to those afflicted this morning. I applaud the first responders for their professionalism, and my thoughts are with the victims and their families during this difficult time. ”

BREAKING: Four dead, six injured in Carson City IHOP shooting; Two military personnel among dead

12:10 p.m. update: The Associated Press is reporting that the Carson City Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the shooter in the Carson City IHOP incident has died of his self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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