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| One shot dead at Reno, Nevada, medical centre rampage | |
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| A gunman entered a medical centre in the US state of Nevada and killed one person and injured two before killing himself, police in Reno have said. | A gunman entered a medical centre in the US state of Nevada and killed one person and injured two before killing himself, police in Reno have said. |
| Authorities responded to the shooting at 14:05 local time (21:05 GMT), searching the building room-by-room. | Authorities responded to the shooting at 14:05 local time (21:05 GMT), searching the building room-by-room. |
| The gunman and victims have not been identified, and authorities have not revealed a motive for the shooting. | The gunman and victims have not been identified, and authorities have not revealed a motive for the shooting. |
| The shooting took place at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Renown Medical Center in the city of Reno. | The shooting took place at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Renown Medical Center in the city of Reno. |
| The injured victims, including a female doctor, are being treated in hospital, according to the Nevada Department of Public Safety. | The injured victims, including a female doctor, are being treated in hospital, according to the Nevada Department of Public Safety. |
| Deputy Reno Police Chief Tom Robinson said no officers were involved in the shooting. | Deputy Reno Police Chief Tom Robinson said no officers were involved in the shooting. |
| Waiting room threat | Waiting room threat |
| The entire medical complex of Renown, a three-block area near downtown Reno, was put on lockdown. | |
| Dozens of officers, some heavily armed, surrounded the area. | Dozens of officers, some heavily armed, surrounded the area. |
| One witness told the Reno Gazette-Journal she was sitting in the waiting room of a urology office when the gunman entered the room. | One witness told the Reno Gazette-Journal she was sitting in the waiting room of a urology office when the gunman entered the room. |
| "This man came through the door into the waiting room with [a gun] at his side," Kandy Hall told the paper, saying he pointed the firearm at her and others in the office and warned them to get out. | |
| "Then he opened the door to go back to where the doctor and the nurses were," she said. | "Then he opened the door to go back to where the doctor and the nurses were," she said. |
| Nevada State Senator Debbie Smith said she was trying to exit a nearby building after an appointment but was blocked from leaving. | |
| "I encountered some Swat team guys, they said nobody was leaving," she said. "A police officer was at the door and said I couldn't go out there." | "I encountered some Swat team guys, they said nobody was leaving," she said. "A police officer was at the door and said I couldn't go out there." |
| Operations resumed at the rest of the medical centre two hours after the shooting, but officials were still investigating the building were the shooting took place on Tuesday evening. | Operations resumed at the rest of the medical centre two hours after the shooting, but officials were still investigating the building were the shooting took place on Tuesday evening. |