The death toll after a gunman opened fire outside a resort and casino in Nevada on Monday rose to three, authorities said.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing three people and wounding three others before being taken into custody, officials said.

Three people were killed and two were critically injured when an unidentified gunman randomly opened fire Monday morning at a crowd and motorist outside a Reno casino, according to authorities. The suspect in the shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort was taken into custody and transported to a hospital after being wounded in what the Reno Police Department called an officer-involved shooting.

The gunman shot five people at a valet area, fired at a resort security guard, who wasn’t injured, and then fatally shot someone driving by before police shot him, authorities said.

One of the three people killed in a shooting outside a casino in Reno, Nevada has been identified as a father and co-owner of a restaurant in Ventura County.

Shooting began near valet area According to Reno police, they received reports of an active shooter around 7:25 a.m. local time at the casino. They say the suspect walked to the casino with a handgun and began shooting at people near the casino's valet.

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