Police tape in front of a home on Dennis Street in Johnson Lane after what was reported as a double shooting.
A woman, who was killed in a shooting on Monday morning, was identified as Kathy Jean Weiland, 63, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
The man who was transported from the scene was identified as Gregory Raymond Ward, 63, who is in critical condition at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno.
Douglas County Sheriff’s investigators believe that Ward shot Weiland and then shot himself in what appears to be an attempted suicide.
The case is being treated as an active homicide investigation.
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At approximately 11:07 a.m. Monday, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 1300 block of Dennis Street in Minden for a report of a man with a gunshot wound.
When deputies arrived, they found a female deceased from a gunshot wound and one male unconscious with a gunshot wound. The unconscious male was taken by ambulance to Renown Medical Center, where he is in critical condition.
“At this time, we believe there is no threat to the community and that all individuals involved have been identified,” said Sheriff Dan Coverley. “The investigation is ongoing and still in the early stages at this time.”
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One person is dead and another is being taken to Renown Regional Medical Center by East Fork Ambulance after deputies and medics responded to an address on Dennis Street in northern Carson Valley for what is reported to be a double shooting.
Authorities responded to the home at around 11:20 a.m. Monday.
According to radio traffic, both had gunshots to the head.
The survivor was transported by ambulance because the storm grounded Care Flight.
Douglas County Sheriff's investigators are at the scene.
This is a developing story.
