Reno, Nevada Hospital Shooting: Shots Fired Near Renown Regional Medical Center

Reno, Nevada Hospital Shooting: Shots Fired Near Renown Regional Medical Center
A Google Maps screenshot shows the location of the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.
Jack Phillips
12/17/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

An active shooter is reportedly on the loose after shots were fired at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. Later reports now suggest that the shooter was injured and is down. Thee Reno Journal-Gazette reported that there are two people are dead, and it is believed one is the shooter.

There were reports of other injuries, with “multiple shots” fired.

CNN reported that the shooter is on the third floor and later committed suicide.

“A guy told us there was a shooting at the place where we were supposed to go. I guess they are evacuating right now,” said witness Denise Calzada.

Kristen Remington with Channel 2 News wrote on Twitter: “Reno Fire Department firefighters tell us they have ‘an active shooter’ near Renown Regional Medical Center.”

NBC News affiliate KRNV reported that the shooter is “down” and the situation at the hospital is “cleared.”

Renown Medical Center is being evacuated as a precautionary measure, the station reported.

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Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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