Four dead in Carson City, Nevada IHOP shooting

Four dead in Carson City, Nevada IHOP shooting

2011-09-07 08:37:11 GMT+7 (ICT)

CARSON CITY, NEVADA (BNO NEWS) -- Four people were killed on Tuesday morning and several others were injured when a gunman entered an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nevada and opened fire, officials said.

The shooting occurred at 8:58 a.m. local time, Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong said during a press conference, adding that a total of nine people were shot before the shooter, identified as Eduardo Sencion, died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.

Four people have been confirmed dead from the shooting, three of them uniformed members of the National Guard and one was Sencion. In addition, six others were reported injured, two of them also from the National Guard.

According to reports, Sencion, of Carson City, who was carrying an automatic assault rifle similar to an AK-47, drove to the IHOP restaurant located on South Carson City Street and opened fire in the parking lot. After emptying his clip of ammo, he reloaded and entered the restaurant where he opened fire for a few seconds and exited.

In addition, Sencion also shot at other businesses, including an H&R Block and Local's BBQ. After the attack, he shot himself in the head and later died at a local hospital. Two others were pronounced dead at the scene and the others later succumbed to their wounds after emergency teams rushed them to hospitals.

Although the motive of the killing spree was not immediately known, the FBI said there is no immediate evidence to link it to terrorism. Sheriff Furlong also noted that law enforcement agencies did not open fire during the incident.

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