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Douglas County authorities have arrested a man wanted for a shooting that happened Thursday in Topaz Ranch Estates, said Sheriff Ron Pierini.

Gary Wilson, 44, was taken into custody at 3:45 p.m. Friday afternoon after turning himself into Douglas County Sheriff's Office authorities, according to a news release. He allegedly shot an unidentified person in the shoulder resulting in non-life threatening injuries.

Douglas County authorities are searching for a man after a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Topaz Ranch Estates area.

Gary Wilson, 44, is wanted after he allegedly shot an unidentified person in the shoulder. The injury to the victim is considered non life-threatening, according to a Douglas County Sheriff's Office news release. The shooting happened at around 2:15 p.m.

Wilson is considered armed and dangerous. He is a white male, approximately 5’10” and 180 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and no shirt.

UPDATE 1:45PM: Eagle Valley Creek in Carson City went above its flood stage just before 1 pm this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. A flood warning remains in effect until 6:15 p.m. for urban areas and small streams in Carson City and western Douglas County.

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A powerful winter storm continues to move through Carson City this morning bringing wind and rain and assorted localized power outages to the area.
Carson City remains under a Flood Warning as is much of western Nevada from Reno to Douglas County, Lake Tahoe, Virginia City and Storey County. Anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain is possible for the foothills and valley floors.

The Douglas County Emergency Management has implemented a precautionary action plan for this weekend’s weather event. The plan has identified two potential weather events for this evening, Saturday, Dec. 1, through Sunday, De. 2. The first is going to be extreme winds, followed by potential heavy rains.

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Cooler, wet weather helped firefighters yesterday achieve full containment of the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire 15 miles south of Gardnerville, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.

The fire consumed 7,152 acres, two homes and 17 outbuildings. The local Carson City BLM District office took over command of the firefighting this morning. Ten firefighters remain on the scene, down from a peak of over 500.

The TRE Fire burning in south Douglas County has grown to 7,500 acres, and is 15 percent contained, officials report Thursday.
The fire continues to burn in the hills to the north and east of the Topaz Ranch Estates residential area. Two homes and 17 structures were destroyed. No additional homes or structures have burned or are in immediate threat. The area in and around the fire is under a red flag warning to 11 p.m. Thursday due to high winds and relatively low humidity.

Douglas County sent out an update this morning on the TRE Fire, which they say is now 6,600 acres. They also believe the fire was caused by a private residential open burn.

Press release:

The fire has grown to 6,600 acres burned. 2 homes and 17 outbuildings have been reported damaged or burned from the fire. No personnel injuries have been reported or discovered.

Douglas County officials scaled back the number of homes burned in the TRE Fire on Tuesday night to two homes from seven, however, 17 outbuildings were destroyed and the fire burning in south Douglas County at Topaz Ranch Estates has grown to 4,400 acres.
Sgt. Jim Halsey of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office reported the clarification in a news release. The fire continues to move in a northeasterly direction, away from homes in the Topaz Ranch Estates residential area.

The girlfriend of a 59-year-old Topaz Ranch Estates man found shot to death in his home was arrested in Los Angeles early Friday and charged with murder with use of a firearm or other deadly weapon after she was found hiding in a closet at her brother's house.

Bail was set at $1 million for Jeanine Mona Escandon, 38, who was incarcerated in Los Angeles pending extradition to Nevada.

Detectives of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are continuing their investigation into an apparent homicide which occurred at 4100 Gray Hills Rd, in the Topaz Ranch Estates residential area of south Douglas County.

On Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, deputies were called to the residence after a decedent was discovered inside the residence. Investigation has revealed the decedent, identified as 59 year-old Norman Welch, to be the victim of death by gunshot. It appears the death occurred sometime within the last two weeks.

On Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, at approximately 11:00 am, deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in the Topaz Ranch Estates residential area of south Douglas County, regarding a suspicious death/possible homicide.

Details of the investigation cannot be revealed at this time; however detectives from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in locating a person of interest in this incident.

The person of interest is identified as 38 year-old Jeanine Mona Escandon.

Firefighters expect to have the 150-acre Holbrook fire contained by this morning.A quick response and some lucky winds slowed down the wildfire that started in western Topaz Ranch Estates, flew ...

The Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad detonated a live World War II-era hand grenade after a couple discovered the explosive device while going through a friend’s belongings at a Topaz Ranch Estates home on Thursday.

At approximately 7 p.m. the couple drove the hand grenade to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Minden to turn the device over to authorities, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Captain John Milby in a news release.