Gunman Kills 3, Wounds 6 At Nevada IHOP

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Gunman Kills 3, Wounds 6 At Nevada IHOP
By the CNN Wire Staff

Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Updated: 3:28 pm CDT September 6, 2011

STR New / Reuters
(CNN) -- A gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Carson City, Nevada, IHOP restaurant, killing three people and wounding six others before turning the gun on himself, police said. The suspected gunman is not expected to survive, said Sheriff Ken Furlong of the Carson City Sheriff's Office. The shooting began shortly before 9 a.m., according to Furlong. When authorities arrived, those who called in the incident identified the shooting suspect as a man lying wounded in the parking lot. Two victims were found dead at the scene, and seven others were taken to a hospital for emergency surgery. One of the wounded died during surgery, Furlong said. He did not know which hospital was treating the suspect.

Two of the dead were members of the Nevada National Guard, according to Maj. April Conway. Chuck Allen with the Nevada Highway Patrol said police are still investigating a possible motive, but he said regardless, officials were taking precautions in case military personnel were being targeted. "When you have people in uniform randomly targeted ... we take that seriously," Allen said. Conway said three other Nevada National Guard members who were among the injured are being treated at local hospitals. The shooting took place just a few miles from the Nevada National Guard state headquarters in Carson City. Furlong declined to identify the suspect, who he said used an automatic weapon in the shootings.

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[Janice]

What a tragedy. I hear that four are dead now. Why couldn't he just kill himself and not take innocent people with him.