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  • Reno Shooting: Gunman Shoots Three, Then Himself

    A shooter gunned down one person and wounded two others before shooting himself at a medical building near the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.

    Tom Robinson of the Reno, Nevada Police Department said it was not a random act.

    The shooter opened fire after going into the urology office of Nevada Advanced Medicine on the third floor, said Sharon Spangler, spokeswoman for Reno Police. One woman injured was a doctor who was in the process of treating a patient.

    “We have two people confirmed deceased in the building, two others injured,” Robinson said. “The shooter died of a self-inflicted gun shot.”

    Robinson didn’t say how many shots were fired or what type of weapon was used, and didn’t release the identities of the male shooter or the dead and injured. He said, however, that investigators were confident no one else was involved.

    Reno resident Daranda Cone was on her way to a doctor’s appointment at Renown when the shooting happened.

    “I saw this woman with blood all over her being rushed past me to the ER,” Cone said.

    It’s a sad day when doctors who are treating patients are shot down in cold blood.

    Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval posted condolences on Twitter shortly after the incident happened.

    Police are investigating the shooting and will release further information as the data is collected.

    Image via NDN Video

  • Reno Shooting: Gunman Kills 2 At Renown Medical Center

    Reno Police have confirmed two people dead on Tuesday, after several shots were fired at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV.

    According to Department Deputy Chief  Tom Robinson, one of the deceased was the shooter, who succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two other people were wounded and are now listed as being in critical condition at the facility. The authorities have not confirmed the motive for the shooting, but they do not believe it was a random act.

    According to CNN News, the shooter barged into the building with at least one firearm at around 2:45 p.m and began shooting. At around 3 pm he reportedly shot himself to death. One of the victims injured is reported to be a doctor at the facility. However, the other victims have yet to be identified. Reno police spokesperson Angela Rambo said the shooting occurred in the Center for Advanced Medicine B.

    Doranda Cone, a facility resident, was one of the eyewitnesses to the incident. She said she was on her way to see the doctor when the shooter began his attack. “I saw this woman with blood all over her being rushed past me to the ER,” Cone said.

    According to Kat Raco, an ophthalmic technician, he heard at least two large bangs and sound of people running on the building’s third floor. Those present said the police were quick and professional in handling the situation as they ordered people in the building to lock the doors to prevent anyone else from coming in. Officials say most of the medical staff were busy seeing patients when the shooting occurred.

    “The police handled it in the best way possible,” a police spokeswoman said. The building doesn’t have armed guards.

    Image via YouTube

  • Reno Shooting: Two Dead, Including Shooter

    Reno Shooting: Two Dead, Including Shooter

    Before committing suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a shooter injured two and killed one other person on Tuesday in a building adjacent to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev.

    The shooting took place around 2 p.m. on the third floor of the Neurology office in the Center for Advanced Medicine and Neurology of Nevada.

    According to CNN, ophthalmic technician Kat Raco works on the second floor and “…heard at least two large booms and then the sound of scampering feet above her.”

    Police arrived instantly blocking off three blocks near the medical building.

    Law enforcement ordered those inside to to lock the doors to prevent anyone else from entering in. Everyone was then escorted off the second floor into the parking garage.

    Following the shooting, the medical center posted a notice on its website informing everyone that “operations had returned to normal at the main hospital but police were still investigating the shooting in an office building on the northeast corner of the campus.”

    As of right now there are over a dozen witnesses to interview, so police have yet to determine the motive behind the attack.

    One of the wounded victims is a female doctor but no other information has been released.

    Gov. Brian Sandoval went on Twitter to send his condolences.

    Image via Youtube, KTNV Channel 13 Action News

  • 15,000 Year Old Petroglyphs Discovered in Reno

    A discovery made northeast of Reno, NV just might shake the foundations of North American anthropology: petroglyphs located there have been dated to around 15,000 years ago.

    NPR covered the story. Paleoclimatologist and scientist emeritus with the U.S. Geological survey, Larry Benson, relied upon his expert knowledge of the Nevada climate to conduct the more precise dating. “I think it’s really amazing that people that far back were creating such wonderful things,” he said.

    Because material remains in good condition are so rare in archaeology, much of the culture that the first peoples would have enjoyed is lost. Clothing, baskets, tools or pottery are all either decomposed or too fragmented to recognize. The significance of the petroglyphs is hard to gather, but the people who carved them were wonderfully creative.

    Located on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, the glyphs were discovered about 10 years ago. Larry Benson observed a series of boulders covered in geometric patterns, many of which are carved deep into the rock and are very ornate. Benson was tipped off to the glyph’s age when he observed a white coating that would have remained after the rocks were submerged in a lake.

    Daniel Jenkins, an archaeologist with the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History, commented that “To get something this complex this early is very, very rare.” Jenkins had previously uncovered the oldest human remains in North America from a series of caves in Oregon, but he had found little in the way of passable art.

    The new petroglyph findings, according to Jenkins, permit scientists to learn a great deal about the first peoples of North America. Intense climatic shifting caused a lot of lakes around the Great Basin to change dramatically, and Jenkins hopes that Benson’s techniques for analyzing the coating left behind on rocks may permit scientists to understand the methods used in the creation of art by long lost civilizations.

    Image courtesy Larry Benson

  • Reno Air Disaster Trends Socially

    The catastrophic plane crash at the Reno, Nevada air races was captured in vivid detail on various video/news outlets, and now, it’s trending on the Internet as people gather around their computers/mobile devices sharing news, pictures, and video of the disaster.

    The details of the crash are available all over the web, and while the loss of life should not be overlooked, the fact that the plane crashed into the grandstand and so far, there have only been three casualties is amazing in and of itself; especially when you see video of the disaster. ABC News has some more details:

    At least 56 people were taken to local hospitals, including 15 in critical condition and another 13 were listed in serious condition.

    Authorities said it’s possible the number of injuries may be even higher because some people left for the hospital in private vehicles.

    One of the casualties was the aircraft’s pilot, Jimmy Leeward, who was an experienced stunt pilot. Apparently, mechanical issues contributed to the plane’s failure, as images of the aircraft missing its elevator trim tab have emerged. In fact, there is a great deal of content from crash, some in video, other in pictures, and again, it’s absolutely amazing the loss of life was not exponentially higher.

    Reddit.com is all over this content with two active threads, and they are replete with images and video of the incident. Because of the sensitive nature of the content, viewer discretion is advised:

    This angle has also been slowed down to 120 FPS, and it’s pretty jarring, especially when you consider the aftermath:

    Perhaps the most compelling piece of content is an image of the aircraft seconds before it crashed into the crowd:

    Reno Air Show

    On Twitter, the Reno disaster is trending as people exchange information and give condolences. There are others, quite naturally, who are treating the situation like they would if they saw a traffic accident while out driving, that is, rubber-necking, but that’s just human nature. The desire to see overwhelms the desire to look away.

    @BrianDunning
    Brian Dunning    Clue to cause of Reno air crash. Photo of the tail right before crash. Broken piece is a trim tab on the elevator. http://t.co/x6kE3AWr 6 hours ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto

    @KarisaBabbishYG
    Karisa Babbish    Reno air race crash update: eyewitness says ‘1 guy cut in half, blood everywhere’ in ‘mass casualty event http://t.co/YJUEcbun 38 seconds ago via Mobile Web · powered by @socialditto

    @PRCrisisExpert
    Nicole Gustin    Re plane crash in Reno, anyone working in high-risk situations should prepare for disaster, media relations. 4 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    Pragmatic? Yes. Feel a little grimy after reading it? Yes, again. Something a little more appropriate:

    @bandednation
    Banded Nation    We send our thoughts and prayers out to the Reno Air Race families who have been forever changed by today’s tragedy! Please think of them! 10 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    @DavidClinchNews
    David Clinch    The pilot in the Reno Air crash is the father of a very good friend of mine. So tragic and my prayers are with the family. 11 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    And then there’s this informative nugget:

    @acarvin
    Andy Carvin    KTVN TV: 19 pilots have been killed in the Reno air show’s 44-year history. Worse than most air shows? One would think. #renocrash 12 hours ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto

    Perhaps “pushing the envelope” to impress the audience should be scaled back a little bit. In fact, it’s hard not to imagine such a transition when you consider just how up close and personal the coverage of disaster has been.