Motorcyclist shot in the elbow near Lyon County area known for target practice
A motorcycle rider was injured Saturday after being shot in the elbow near the Vine Street race track in Fernley, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
Three motorcycle riders told deputies they were riding in the desert near the Sarasota Flats dry lake when one of them was shot in the right elbow, sustaining non-life threatening injuries. Sarasota Flats is a common area for target practice, said Lyon County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jeremy Grundy.
Deputies made contact with several subjects shooting at the flats and could not, at this time, determine which direction the bullet came from. This investigation is ongoing and does not appear to be malicious in any way, said Grundy.