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Man dies after shooting in the Nugget Casino

Sparks, nev. (Kolo) – A man is dead after shooting in the nugget casino.

It happened on Sunday morning shortly before 5 a.m.

The Sparks police said they were in the casino for a routine call to service when they heard shots from the lobby.

At the west end of the lobby, the police found a 35-year-old man who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital, but despite life -saving measures, he succumbed to his injuries.

The police say that a 19-year-old man took the hospital after the shootout and treated them because of non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Detective believe that this started because the two men had come into a fight and both armed with weapons.

Detective believe that this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.

According to the city of the Sparks, this is the first murder of 2025.

The police asks everyone who has seen this incident or has information to contact the Sparks Police Detective Division at (775) 353-2225 or secret witnesses under (775) 322-4900.