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Man opens fire in Las Vegas casino, 4 wounded The Associated Press Article Launched: 07/06/2007 05:12:21 AM PDT LAS VEGAS—A man opened fire at the New York-New York casino early Friday, wounding four people before being tackled by officers and patrons, police said. The man is believed to be in his early 50s and a Las Vegas resident, said Officer Ramon Denby, spokesman for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Two women and two men were being treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries, said Denby. The man "discharged his firearm several times," said Denby. "We are not...

A man opened fire from a mezzanine inside the New York-New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip early this morning, wounding three people before being tackled by casino patrons, authorities said. Police revised initial reports that four people were wounded in the 12:45 a.m. shooting at the New York-New York, and credited bystanders with subduing the gunman before authorities arrived.

A man on a balcony over the New York-New York casino floor opened fire on the gamblers below early Friday, wounding four people before he was tackled by off-duty military reservists, police said. A fifth person was hurt in a crush of people fleeing the casino. "It was crazy, pandemonium," said Jade Jacobson, 28, a tourist from Deland, Fla., whose cousin, a dance teacher from Pennsylvania, was wounded in the leg. "People were running and jumping over slot machines and knocking over chairs," Jacobson said. "All I was thinking was that I could die right now." Police said 16...

Authorities are still probing why a gunman walked into New York New York casino after midnight Friday, randomly opening fire on gamblers and injuring four people. The chilling outburst sent patrons and workers scattering for cover inside of the packed casino, witnesses told FOX5 News, but security personnel and patrons quickly and courageously sprung into action, tackling the man and subduing him. Police said the brave bystanders included three off-duty out-of-town police officers and two military personnel. Las Vegas police rushed to the scene soon after the 12:45 a.m. incident and immediately took the man into custody. Investigators have identified...