Wednesday, December 18, 2013

2011 Carson City IHOP Shooting

2011 Carson City IHOP Shooting
Timeline | Restaurant Attacks | Lone Gunman

2011 IHOP shooting  occurred on September 6, 2011, when a gunman, identified as 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion,[3] opened fire in a branch of the International House of Pancakes restaurant in Carson City, Nevada, killing four people, including three members of the National Guard, and wounding seven others.

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2011 IHOP shooting

Eduardo Sencion
LocationCarson City, Nevada, United States
DateSeptember 6, 2011
8:58 a.m. – 9:06 a.m.[1] (UTC-08)
Attack typeMass shooting, murder-suicide
Weapon(s)Norinco Mak 90 semiautomatic rifle
Deaths5 (including the perpetrator)
Injured (non-fatal)7
PerpetratorEduardo Sencion
MotiveUnknown[2]

The 2011 IHOP shooting occurred on September 6, 2011, when a gunman, identified as 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion,[3] opened fire in a branch of the International House of Pancakes restaurant in Carson City, Nevada, killing four people, including three members of the National Guard, and wounding seven others.

The shooting[edit]

At 8:58 a.m., Sencion arrived at a local strip mall in a blue minivan that was registered in his brother's name.[4] He got out and shot and wounded a man on a motorcycle with aNorinco Mak 90 semiautomatic rifle, which was illegally converted into fully automatic mode.[citation needed] [5][6] Then, he walked inside the center's IHOP restaurant at around 9:00 a.m. and made his way to the back of the restaurant, where he started shooting. He first targeted a group of uniformed National Guard members, all of whom were eating at the same table; five of them were shot, three of them fatally. He then targeted other patrons of the restaurant, killing a 67-year-old woman.
Sencion then left the restaurant and began shooting into three nearby businesses, injuring no one.[7][8] During the incident, Ralph Swagler, who owned a neighboring restaurant, grabbed his own gun with the intention of shooting Sencion, but was unable to do so due to the rapid gunfire. Police arrived at 9:06 a.m., to which Sencion shot and wounded himself in the head, later dying at a hospital. Police would later find a Romarm Cugirassault rifle and a Glock 26 semiautomatic pistol in his van outside the restaurant. Due to the severity of the attack and fears that it would become more widespread, Nevada officials declared a lock-down on the state capitol and Supreme Court buildings for around 40 minutes, while extra security was set up at state and military buildings in northern Nevada.[9][10][11]

Victims[edit]

A total of five people, including the gunman, were killed in the shooting. They were identified as:
  • Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67
  • Nevada National Guard Major Heath Kelly, 35
  • Nevada National Guard Sgt 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31
  • Nevada National Guard Sgt 1st Class Christian Riege, 38
  • Eduardo Sencion, 32 (the shooter)
Florence Donovan-Gunderson, Nevada National Guard Major Heath Kelly, and Nevada National Guard Sgt 1st Class Christian Riege were all declared dead at the scene, while Nevada National Guard Sgt 1st Class Miranda McElhiney later died at a local hospital. About three hours after the attack, shooter Eduardo Sencion died at Noah J. Medical Center.[12][13]
Seven other people survived the shooting with injuries, all of them caused by gunshot wounds. Four were taken to the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, three by helicopter, while the remaining three went to another hospital in Carson City to undergo surgery.[14][15][16] Four of the wounded were in critical condition, while the remaining three suffered minor wounds. Two of the surviving victims were members of the National Guard.[17]

The perpetrator[edit]

Eduardo Sencion (a.k.a. Eduardo Perez-Gonzalez) was born in Mexico on July 22, 1979, and had a valid U.S. passport. He had no previous criminal history and worked at his family's business located in South Lake Tahoe.[18][19] Diagnosed with paranoidschizophrenia when he was eighteen years old, Sencion, according to toxicology reports, had no traces of antipsychotic drugs in his body on the day of the shooting. On January 2009, he filed for bankruptcy, listing more than $42,000 in outstanding debts for a car, several credit cards, and medical expenses.[20] His motive for the attack currently remains unknown by law-enforcement officials, though there was no indication that it was a terrorist attack, and that he had no known connection to the military, nor motivation for shooting the National Guard members.[21][22][23][24]

Reaction[edit]

After the shooting, Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued a statement, saying, "I'm deeply saddened by this senseless act and extend my sympathies to those afflicted this morning. I applaud the first responders for their professionalism, and my thoughts are with the victims and their families during this difficult time."[25] Nevada U.S. Representative Joe Heck and Nevada Senator Ben Kieckhefer also expressed their condolences on Twitter.[26] Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval said in a written statement, "The [Carson City] mayor and I ... want to assure all Nevadans and especially residents of Carson City that everything is being done to ensure the public's safety." Sandoval also ordered flags flown at half-staff until Friday at dusk in honor of the slain National Guardsmen.[27]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ 911 tapes from Carson City shooting reveal frantic scene,Las Vegas Sun (Semptember 7, 2011)
  2. Jump up^ Martha Belleisle (September 1, 2012). "IHOP shooting one year later: 85 seconds that changed Carson City". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. Jump up^ Gunman kills 4 at Nevada pancake house, shoots self,Reuters (September 7, 2011)
  4. Jump up^ Nevada IHOP attack leaves 5 dead, including gunman,CBC News (September 6, 2011)
  5. Jump up^ IHOP shooting: Nevada gunman kills four in diner, BBC News (September 7, 2011)
  6. Jump up^ "Sheriff: Gun in Nevada IHOP shooting was illegally altered to fully automatic machine gun". The Washington Post. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  7. Jump up^ Four dead in shooting at Nevada restaurant, Reuters(September 6, 2011)
  8. Jump up^ Gunman Kills Two National Guard Members, One Other in Shooting Rampage at Nevada IHOP, Fox News Channel(September 6, 2011)
  9. Jump up^ Nevada IHOP attack leaves 5 dead, including gunman,CBC News (September 6, 2011)
  10. Jump up^ Gunman kills 3, wounds others at Nevada IHOP, CNN(September 7, 2011)
  11. Jump up^ IHOP SHOOTING: Friends, family remember victims of shooting, Nevada Appeal (September 8, 2011)
  12. Jump up^ IHOP shooting: Nevada gunman kills four in diner, BBC News (September 7, 2011)
  13. Jump up^ National Guard Members Among Four Dead in Carson City Nevada IHOP Shooting Rampage, ABC News (September 6, 2011)
  14. Jump up^ Gunman Kills Two National Guard Members, One Other in Shooting Rampage at Nevada IHOP, Fox News Channel(September 6, 2011)
  15. Jump up^ National Guard Members Among Four Dead in Carson City Nevada IHOP Shooting Rampage, ABC News (September 6, 2011)
  16. Jump up^ Four dead in shooting at Nevada restaurant, Reuters(September 6, 2011)
  17. Jump up^ Nevada IHOP attack leaves 5 dead, including gunman,CBC News (September 6, 2011)
  18. Jump up^ Nevada IHOP attack leaves 5 dead, including gunman,CBC News (September 6, 2011)
  19. Jump up^ Shooting at IHOP Press Releases, carson.org
  20. Jump up^ Nevada IHOP attack leaves 5 dead, including gunman,CBC News (September 6, 2011)
  21. Jump up^ Martha Belleisle (September 1, 2012). "IHOP shooting one year later: 85 seconds that changed Carson City". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  22. Jump up^ Nevada IHOP attack leaves 5 dead, including gunman,CBC News (September 6, 2011)
  23. Jump up^ IHOP shooting: Nevada gunman kills four in diner, BBC News (September 7, 2011)
  24. Jump up^ Fatal Shooting At Nevada Pancake Restaurant, Sky News(September 6, 2011)
  25. Jump up^ Four dead in shooting at Nevada restaurant, Reuters(September 6, 2011)
  26. Jump up^ Gunman Kills Two National Guard Members, One Other in Shooting Rampage at Nevada IHOP, Fox News Channel(September 6, 2011)
  27. Jump up^ Four dead in shooting at Nevada restaurant, Reuters(September 6, 2011)


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