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This would have never happened with open carry of a real gun!
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Shots Fired
Wed, 08/15/2012 - 00:54
Case #12-6747
Type of Incident: Shots Fired
Date and Time of Incident: August 14, 2012 @ 8:37 p.mp
Location: 1250 Victorian Ave.
Additioanl information:
Sparks Police received several calls of shots being fired at the Sparks Century Theater in downtown Sparks around 8:40 p.m. One caller had advised of 7 to 8 shots being fired in one of the theaters inside the building. Several police units responded as well as fire and medical personnel. Upon arrival police made entry and confirmed no one on scene was injured. It was then discovered that only one shot had been fired at a showing of the Bourne Legacy. Witnesses inside the theater at the time the shot was fired stated that a subject was adjusting himself in his seat when a gun he had on him discharged. The subject got up, apologized, and exited the theater prior to police arrival. The subject was later located at a hospital in Reno with a through and through gunshot wound to his buttocks. The subjects wound is not considered to be life threatening. The subject was cooperative with police and admitted that his gun fell out of his pocket and when it hit the floor it discharged. The subject has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon. When the investigation is complete, the case will be forwarded to the City Attorneys' Office for possible charges related to the discharging of the firearm.
***Additional Information*** The subject was found to be a 56 year old Sparks resident. There was no panic in the theater as only 5 people heard the shot out of the approximate 30 people in attendance. The suspect also immediately got up and apologized to those around him and left.
Releasing Authority: Dyer, Pat Police Sergeant Police Patrol pdyer@cityofsparks.us 775-353-2432
P.S. Never believe a word Sparks P.D. says or writes.
www.sparkspd.com
Shots Fired
Wed, 08/15/2012 - 00:54
Case #12-6747
Type of Incident: Shots Fired
Date and Time of Incident: August 14, 2012 @ 8:37 p.mp
Location: 1250 Victorian Ave.
Additioanl information:
Sparks Police received several calls of shots being fired at the Sparks Century Theater in downtown Sparks around 8:40 p.m. One caller had advised of 7 to 8 shots being fired in one of the theaters inside the building. Several police units responded as well as fire and medical personnel. Upon arrival police made entry and confirmed no one on scene was injured. It was then discovered that only one shot had been fired at a showing of the Bourne Legacy. Witnesses inside the theater at the time the shot was fired stated that a subject was adjusting himself in his seat when a gun he had on him discharged. The subject got up, apologized, and exited the theater prior to police arrival. The subject was later located at a hospital in Reno with a through and through gunshot wound to his buttocks. The subjects wound is not considered to be life threatening. The subject was cooperative with police and admitted that his gun fell out of his pocket and when it hit the floor it discharged. The subject has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon. When the investigation is complete, the case will be forwarded to the City Attorneys' Office for possible charges related to the discharging of the firearm.
***Additional Information*** The subject was found to be a 56 year old Sparks resident. There was no panic in the theater as only 5 people heard the shot out of the approximate 30 people in attendance. The suspect also immediately got up and apologized to those around him and left.
Releasing Authority: Dyer, Pat Police Sergeant Police Patrol pdyer@cityofsparks.us 775-353-2432