UPDATE: Victim in Carson City shooting dies, suspect charged with open murder
UPDATE: 9:55PM: The victim of the Carson City shooting Wednesday night has died. The suspect, Samuel Cocking, 19, has been booked into the Carson City Jail on charges of open murder, possession of an altered/removed firearm serial number, and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. He's being held without bail.
The victim information is pending an autopsy by the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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UPDATE 7:25PM from Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: At approximately 5:35 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office was notified of a shooting that had taken place at the corner of East William Street and North Stewart Street in downtown Carson City. Patrol units in the immediate area responded and took a 19-year-old suspect into custody still at the scene of the shooting. In his possession was a semi-automatic pistol and an identification card issued out of Texas.
At the scene, an adult male was determined to have been shot in the chest. Carson Fire Department Paramedics treated the victim and transported him to a nearby Care Flight for transfer to Renown Medical Center. The victim's condition at the time of transport was critical.
Information that was immediately received indicated that the victim, along with his 17-year-old son and a friend, were walking on the sidewalk on William Street. For reasons still under investigation, they had contact with the suspect (also a pedestrian) and an argument ensued. During the argument, it is alleged that the suspect pulled out a semi-automatic pistol and shot the victim.
The area was immediately determined to be safe with no on-going threat to the public.
Identification of the suspect and victim is currently being withheld.
Anyone who may have information regarding this incident, including vehicle dash cameras, is asked to contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office at 775-887-COPS (2677).
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Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a shooting Wednesday night near a restaurant in the 400 block of East William Street. One person was shot in the chest and the suspect is in custody.
The shooting happened at around 5:35 p.m. near Playa Azul Méxican Restaurant, 415 East William Street. One person, an adult male, was shot in the chest, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. A Care Flight air ambulance has flown the victim to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno.
An adult male suspect is in custody and appears to be from out of the area, said Furlong. Carson City deputies and detectives have responded to the scene. William Street is closed from Valley to Stewart streets.
There's no threat to the area as the alleged shooter is in custody, said Sheriff Furlong.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.