Mtu mmoja mwenye bastola alifyatua risasi nje ya kasino ya Grand Sierra Resort mjini Reno, Nevada siku ya Jumatatu Julai 28,2025 saa 1:30 asubuhi kwa saa za Marekani. Tukio hilo lilitokea katika eneo la maegesho karibu na sehemu ya valet ambapo mtuhumiwa, mwanaume mtu mzima ambaye hakutajwa jina, alianza kwa kutishia kundi la watu akiwa ameshika bastola. Silaha hiyo ilikwama mwanzoni, lakini baadaye ilifanya kazi na akaanza kufyatua risasi ovyo, akiwalenga watu kwa bahati nasibu
Katika shambulio hilo, watu watatu walipoteza maisha—wawili wakiwa katika eneo la valet na mmoja akiwa ndani ya gari alipokuwa akiendesha kupitia eneo hilo la maegesho. Wengine wawili walijeruhiwa vibaya na wamelazwa hospitalini wakiwa katika hali mahututi. Polisi walisema mshambuliaji alikimbia kupitia eneo la maegesho baada ya risasi za awali na kuingia kwenye mapambano ya risasi na mlinzi wa usalama wa kasino hiyo. Baadaye, alifyatua risasi kwa dereva wa gari mwingine kabla ya polisi kufika na kumjeruhi kwa risasi
Mkuu wa Polisi wa Reno, Kathryn Nance, alisema kuwa mshukiwa alijeruhiwa vibaya na yuko katika hali mahututi hospitalini. Afisa mmoja wa polisi alipata jeraha dogo kutokana na vipande vya vioo wakati wa tukio hilo. Taarifa zaidi kuhusu mshukiwa bado hazijatolewa huku uchunguzi ukiendelea ili kubaini sababu ya tukio hili la kusikitisha
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A gunman armed with a pistol opened fire outside a casino in Reno, Nevada, on Monday, killing three people and critically wounding two others before he was shot and badly wounded by police, authorities said
The shooting unfolded shortly before 7:30 a.m. local time at the valet station in the parking lot of the Grand Sierra Resort, a high-rise casino and hotel complex in Nevada's third-most populous city, according to police
The unidentified suspect was described by police only as an adult male, and the victims were apparently shot at random
"At this time we have no reason to believe there is a connection between any of the victims and the suspect, and we have no known motive by the suspect," said Chris Crawforth, chief of police for the neighboring town of Sparks, whose department is leading the investigation under a cooperative arrangement with the Reno Police Department
Crawforth, speaking to reporters at an afternoon news briefing, said the suspect was seen walking through the parking lot and drew a handgun as he approached the valet and pointed the firearm at a group of people there.
The weapon initially jammed, but the suspect got the gun working again and opened fire, shooting five people before retreating through the parking lot and trading gunfire with an armed security guard employed by the casino
The gunman then shot a sixth victim who was driving through the parking lot moments before police officers arrived on the scene and exchanged gunshots with the suspect, wounding him and bringing the violence to an end
Two victims shot near the valet and the motorist shot while driving through the parking lot all died, and two other gunshot victims from the valet area were hospitalized in critical condition, Crawforth said. The suspect also was listed as critical
One Reno police officer suffered a minor injury apparently caused by glass fragments, Reno Police Chief Kathryn Nance said
Source: Reuters
Katika shambulio hilo, watu watatu walipoteza maisha—wawili wakiwa katika eneo la valet na mmoja akiwa ndani ya gari alipokuwa akiendesha kupitia eneo hilo la maegesho. Wengine wawili walijeruhiwa vibaya na wamelazwa hospitalini wakiwa katika hali mahututi. Polisi walisema mshambuliaji alikimbia kupitia eneo la maegesho baada ya risasi za awali na kuingia kwenye mapambano ya risasi na mlinzi wa usalama wa kasino hiyo. Baadaye, alifyatua risasi kwa dereva wa gari mwingine kabla ya polisi kufika na kumjeruhi kwa risasi
Mkuu wa Polisi wa Reno, Kathryn Nance, alisema kuwa mshukiwa alijeruhiwa vibaya na yuko katika hali mahututi hospitalini. Afisa mmoja wa polisi alipata jeraha dogo kutokana na vipande vya vioo wakati wa tukio hilo. Taarifa zaidi kuhusu mshukiwa bado hazijatolewa huku uchunguzi ukiendelea ili kubaini sababu ya tukio hili la kusikitisha
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A gunman armed with a pistol opened fire outside a casino in Reno, Nevada, on Monday, killing three people and critically wounding two others before he was shot and badly wounded by police, authorities said
The shooting unfolded shortly before 7:30 a.m. local time at the valet station in the parking lot of the Grand Sierra Resort, a high-rise casino and hotel complex in Nevada's third-most populous city, according to police
The unidentified suspect was described by police only as an adult male, and the victims were apparently shot at random
"At this time we have no reason to believe there is a connection between any of the victims and the suspect, and we have no known motive by the suspect," said Chris Crawforth, chief of police for the neighboring town of Sparks, whose department is leading the investigation under a cooperative arrangement with the Reno Police Department
Crawforth, speaking to reporters at an afternoon news briefing, said the suspect was seen walking through the parking lot and drew a handgun as he approached the valet and pointed the firearm at a group of people there.
The weapon initially jammed, but the suspect got the gun working again and opened fire, shooting five people before retreating through the parking lot and trading gunfire with an armed security guard employed by the casino
The gunman then shot a sixth victim who was driving through the parking lot moments before police officers arrived on the scene and exchanged gunshots with the suspect, wounding him and bringing the violence to an end
Two victims shot near the valet and the motorist shot while driving through the parking lot all died, and two other gunshot victims from the valet area were hospitalized in critical condition, Crawforth said. The suspect also was listed as critical
One Reno police officer suffered a minor injury apparently caused by glass fragments, Reno Police Chief Kathryn Nance said
Source: Reuters
