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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The shooting hit the Nevada National Guard especially hard.

"In a few short hours, we lost the same number of soldiers we lost in the entirety of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom," said Gen. Bill Burks.

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Text from Press Release from Sheriff Kenny Furlong:

Deceased Victims Named in Carson City Shooting Tragedy Yesterday

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong announced today during a 9:00 a.m. press conference the four victims killed in yesterday’s tragic shooting at the IHOP restaurant located in south Carson City, Nevada.

In order to adhere to family requests and compliance with the hospitals’ regulation of HIPAA requirements, the names of the injured victims were not released during today’s press conference.

Instead the briefing will focus on the victims who lost their lives.

National Guard Deceased Victims

Rank/Name: Major Heath Kelly - Male deceased
Hometown: Reno, Nevada
Unit: Joint Force Headquarters, Nevada
Age: 35
Military Occupational Specialty: Field Artillery Officer
Awards/Decorations: Army Commendation (5th award), Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism, National Defense Service Medal, Kuwait Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Iraq Campaign Medal
Military Schools: Maintenance Officer, Field Artillery Officer Basic Course and Advanced Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Combat Lifesaver
Deployments: Iraq 2004-2005 with HHC, 3rd Corps (deployed while active duty Army, not while a member of Nevada National Guard)

Rank/Name: Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege (REE-ghee) – Male deceased
Hometown: Carson City, Nevada
Unit: Joint Force Headquarters, Nevada
Age: 38
Military Occupational Specialty: Armor Crewman
Awards/Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2nd award), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Joint Unit Meritorious Award, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Citation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Combat Spur
Military Schools: Armor Crewman, Vehicle Maintenance, Hazardous Materials Course, Unit Supply
Deployments: Afghanistan 2009-2010 with 1/221st Cavalry, Nevada National Guard

Rank/Name: Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney (Mc-ELL-ih-knee)– Female deceased
Hometown: Reno, Nevada
Unit: Joint Force Headquarters, Nevada
Age: 31
Duty Status: Title 32
Military Occupational Specialty: Health Care Specialist, Dental Specialist, Human Resource Specialist
Awards/Decorations: Army Commendation Medal (4th award), Army Achievement Medal (4th award), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (2nd award), Global War on Terrorism, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon
Military Schools: Medical Specialist, Dental Specialist, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development, Administrative Specialist
Deployments: None

Civilian Deceased Victims

Florence Donovan - Gunderson – Female deceased
Spouse of Retired United States Marine Corp
Resident: South Lake Tahoe
DOB: July 16, 1944

I would like to emphasize that this is an isolated incident, and the suspect has died from a self inflicted wound. The community is safe, and we will continue to release information as it becomes available.

Event Summary - A lone gunman entered the IHOP restaurant just before 9 a.m. yesterday and began shooting. His shooting spree continued into the restaurant’s parking lot, culminating in him turning the gun on himself. A total of eleven victims were shot; 5 were from the Nevada National Guard and 6 were civilians. At this time, fou victims are confirmed dead (three of them Nevada National Guardsmen); the shooter has also died.

The shooter has been identified as Eduardo Sencion, a.k.a Eduardo Perez-Gonzalez, age 32. Sencion was born on July 22, 1979 in Mexico and is a U.S. citizen. He has no prior criminal history. His family has indicated that he has a history of mental illness.