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Suspect Killed After Shots Fired In Reno

Gunman allegedly fired from 8th-floor window onto the street below. One injury is reported.

Suspect Killed After Shots Fired In Reno

This Is The Scene In Downtown Reno - https://t.co/CL3lgtAkFv pic.twitter.com/b5H7vdO2VQ

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 29, 2017

Police in Reno, Nevada, have shot and killed a suspect after reports of multiple gunshots fired at a high-rise downtown apartment complex near the Eldorado Resort Casino.

BREAKING: Police confirm active shooter situation. Shooter was firing from an elevated position in the Montage in downtown Reno

— Benjamin Margiott (@BenMargiott) November 29, 2017

The suspect has not yet been named. The Reno Gazette Journal described the man as a young adult and said he was on the 8th floor of the Montage firing onto the street below.

The newspaper said at least one person was injured, with a wound to the hand.

Breaking: Police are responding to reports of an active shooter in Reno, Nevada pic.twitter.com/nnsdQLoJBf

— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) November 29, 2017

KRNV reported that the gunman had taken a female hostage who was not injured.

.@RenoPolice say the suspect in a downtown shooting incident is in custody. The area around the Montage will be closed to the public until further notice: https://t.co/DwfPpvraPW pic.twitter.com/aIp8QHMiYh

— KOLO8 (@KOLO8) November 29, 2017

Reno is about 450 miles northwest of Las Vegas, where a gunman opened fire on a country music festival last month, killing 58 and wounding hundreds.