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Three patients at Carson Tahoe have been released to their homes after being treated for injuries from the Carson City IHOP shooting, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said. The other shooting victim there was transferred to Renown Regional Medical Center, joining three other shooting victims there.

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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IHOP gunman Eduardo Sencion left his job at the family market in South Lake Tahoe on Monday night and arrived at his parents' east Carson City home seemingly fine, said Sheriff Ken Furlong.The m...

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms that a fourth victim of today’s tragic shooting at the IHOP restaurant located in south Carson City has died. The victim was a female member of the Nevada National Guard, had been flown to Renown Medical Center and had undergone surgery. To date, four victims have died (3 Nevada National Guard members and one civilian); the shooter has also died.

5:30 p.m. Update: Press conference concludes with a few more details. Officials state that shooter Eduardo Sencion had two other weapons at his vehicle, another rifle and a handgun. Neither were used in the incident. The FBI stated that there doesn't appear to be any connection to terrorism.

Sencion was born in Mexico, and had a U.S. passport.

Three victims were killed inside the restaurant, two male National Guard members, and a civilian woman. Two female and one male National Guard members were wounded. Ten of the victims were shot inside the restaurant, while one woman standing outside next to a motorcycle was shot and wounded.

Sheriff Kenny Furlong said they are still working to determine the shooter's motive, saying it is too early to tell if the National Guard members were intentionally targeted.

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Details on the shooting incident.

South Tahoe Police aware of shooter's mental health issues.

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3:30 p.m. Update: Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released the name of the person suspected of shooting 11 people at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street this morning.

The person's name is Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City. He allegedly shot himself after shooting 11 people, and died about two hours later.

Furlong said he works at his family's business in South Lake Tahoe, and that he might have had some "mental issues."

Three of the 11 victims have died, including two uniformed National Guard members. Three of the wounded were also National Guardsmen.

The other victim who died was a civilian female, according to Furlong.

The investigation into why Sencion carried out the shooting is still underway.

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The dead suspect who killed three others, including two National Guard personnel and a civilian female and then himself at a Carson City IHOP has been identified as Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City and works at South Lake Tahoe. Sencion was employed at a family-owned South Lake Tahoe area restaurant, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. A total of five National Guard personnel were shot by the gunman.
The suspect, Sencion, was said by family to have mental problems and gave no signs by family yesterday or today that he was distraught.
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Update 3:00 p.m.: There are now four people reported dead from the shooting this morning. Two victims were uniformed National Guardsmen. One of the dead is the shooter, who killed himself. The other deceased victim was a civilian female. Eight more persons were wounded, including three more National Guardsmen.

Shooter's name is Eduardo Sencion, of Carson City.

2 p.m. update
Four people are dead, including the gunman who shot himself and died later at the hospital. Two of the dead where a man and women in the National Guard, who were in uniform.

There is a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m.

A few minutes before 9 a.m., a lone gunman armed with automatic AK-47-type assault rifle drives up to the IHOP on South Carson Street, and begins shooting in the parking lot. Locals BBQ owner Ralph Swagler said he saw the man drive up, and then empty a clip of ammo outside the IHOP, then reloads and goes inside, where he fires more shots very rapidly and exits within a few seconds.

Swagler said the gunman then saw his son locking the door of their business and opened fire at them. He also allegedly fired shots at the H&R Block office next door. Sometime after, the gunman shot himself, and died later at the hospital.

Witnesses recount events

More photos of the scene

12:10 p.m. update: The Associated Press is reporting that the Carson City Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the shooter in the Carson City IHOP incident has died of his self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A Carson City man was arrested early Wednesday morning for felony parole violation after Carson City Sheriff Deputies found him hiding in the closet of his underage girlfriend.

According to the arrest report, Nathaniel Andrew Bailey, 20, was arrested just after midnight in the 3400 block of South Carson Street after the owners of the residence reported to the sheriff's office that the subject was possibly residing in the girl's bedroom.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona will be speaking in Carson City on September 24th, at 12:00 noon in the Weaver hanger of Carson City's Airport. Sponsored by the Nevada Republican Assembly, Carson City Republican Central Committee and the Carson City Republican Women's Club.

Thanks to a letter written by a concerned citizen, Nevada owners of a concealed weapons (CCW) permit may soon be able to purchase more firearms without further background checks and the associated $25 fee.

Police are searching East Carson City for a recently released jail inmate who allegedly fired a shot at a garage door on Dori Way just before 6 a.m. this morningAccording to Sheriff Ken Furlong....

Carson City Sheriff deputies Sunday night arrested Luis Mayoral-Ortiz, 27, in the 3200 block of Market Street for sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl.

According to the police report, the victim reported being at a residence in the 400 block of Hot Springs Road, and that the suspect had given her shots of Jack Daniels. She said she became sick and passed out, and when she woke up, the suspect was having sex with her.

A Carson City man was shot and killed this morning in the Brunswick Canyon area following an apparent argument that involved two other local men, authorities said.

The body of the dead man was recovered at around noon after a Carson City man went to the Sheriff's Office on Musser Street at around 9 a.m. to report the shooting, said Sheriff Ken Furlong. A second man was found later in Brunswick Canyon, he added.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible murder after a man arrived at their Musser Street office this morning with brain matter on his truck.Sheriff Ken Furlong said the man to...

By Sgt. Jim Halsey / Douglas County Sheriff's Office
The fire burning in south Gardnerville, near the Pine View Estates residential area, has grown to approximately 2,000 acres. The fire, which initially burned south, away from the Pine View Estates residential area, has turned and is now moving northeast.

What appears to be a rash of graffiti in the city can be attributed to a move from the traditional areas and an inability by the city to clean up private property, said Sheriff Ken Furlong."Ther...

Registration still is open for the Carson City Sheriff's Office's Citizens Academy to begin Sept. 6. The Academy explains what the Sheriff's Office does, how they do it and why its done in a partic...

One of two flower baskets missing from outside downtown businesses was turned in to the Sheriff's Office on Wednesday evening. Deputy Jessica Rivera said the department got a call from someone clai...

By Sgt. Jim Halsey
Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers will be stepping up traffic enforcement on major highways and state routes throughout the county. With the recent increase in fatal traffic accidents on major highways and state routes in and around Douglas County, Major Brian Sanchez of the Nevada Highway Patrol has allocated additional personnel and resources to the area in an effort to address the problem.

The sci-fi-western-thriller "Cowboys & Aliens," currently showing at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, finally achieves what most studios have long sought, a film with five writers, much of whose script is simply explosions.

Carson City Sheriff deputies arrested Terry David Vickers, 45, Thursday evening after a woman reported that he had beat and strangled her into unconsciousness, and assaulted her with a screwdriver.

According to the arrest report, the victim told deputies that Vickers began the assault Wednesday night when he slapped her at a restaurant on North Carson Street. She said after leaving the restaurant she made contact with some friends and left with them, not returning to the motel room she shared with Vickers until Thursday morning.

By Lisa Davis
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the National Association of Town Watch will co-sponsor the 28th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Mills Park.
The theme for this year is “101 Days of Crime Prevention and Safety” which was envisioned by Sheriff Ken Furlong to promote safety throughout the summer which continues well after National Night Out. Festivities run from 5 to to 8 p.m.

After a nearly three-hour search Friday night, police located the body of a man believed to have torched his Garnet Way home earlier that morning. Sheriff Ken Furlong said officers found Robert ...

The suspect who fired a single gun shot tonight in the area of an arson fire early this morning on Garnet Way and Duck Hill has been found dead.
The gunshot was heard around 7 p.m., and authorities spent more than two hours searching for the suspect, Robert McCleary, who was wanted for questioning after reportedly setting his home on fire and leaving surreptitious messages.

The following is from Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong regarding the early morning fire on Garnet Way that destroyed a home. Authorities seek the whereabouts of home owner Robert McCleary. Investigors suspect arson caused the fire.

Carson City authorities remain on the scene of a fire which destroyed a home early this morning near the intersection of Garnet Way and Ruby Lane. According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, a search both on and off the property is being conducted for the homeowner.
It is not known where owner Robert McCleary is at, but given the suspicious nature of the fire and the possibility that it was intentionally set, the homeowner is a person of interest, Furlong said.
"We are still sifting through the debris," he said.

A joint arson investigation continued Friday into an early morning fire that burned some six acres surrounding the American flag on C Hill. Sheriff Ken Furlong said detectives had interviewed tw...

Carson City leaders addressed a packed banquet room at the Gold Dust West today to discuss the State of the City in a program put together by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.

Mayor Bob Crowell, Supervisor Shelly Aldean, Sheriff Kenny Furlong and School Board Chair Joanna Wilson each spoke to the crowd, and in general agreed that while these are challenging times, each made the case that things are going well and improving.

Emergency personnel responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a body discovered in a swimming pool.Sheriff Kenny Furlong said a 90-year-old man was found dead at the bottom of a pool on Califo...