Eyewitness: A Hells Angel fired the first shot in the Nugget shooting
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3 p.m. update: Renown Regional Medical Center was put on lockdown late this morning after several members of the Vagos showed up at the hospital. 1:45 p.m. update: One witness to Friday's shooting at John Ascauga's Nugget thought he saw a Hells Angel pull out a gun and fire first. Jose Franco of Reno is a regular on weekends at Trader Dick's at the Nugget with his girlfriend, Gina Leon. Franco said things at the Nugget seemed tense in the moments leading up to the fight. Then a fistfight broke out between members of the Hells Angels and members of the Vagos around the slot machines near Trader Dick's. One of the Hells Angels was on the floor with a bloody nose, Franco said. "He was down with the bloody nose, gets up and pulls out the gun and that's the first shot," Franco said. It appears he shot the guy who hit him, who was standing towards the eastern side of the building, Franco said. "Then he turn the gun towards the south of the building and that's when he started firing into the crowd," Franco said. "The guy who was doing the shooting was an older man. He must have been 50, 55." Everyone started ducking as soon as the first shot was fired, Franco said. "By the third shot we were already running," he said. Nugget staff was directing people to run through the kitchen, he said. As they ran way they heard more shots but Franco was not able to say how many. He and his girlfriend ran out onto Victorian Avenue. Franco expects to go back to Trader Dick's. _____________________________ 1:20 p.m. update: The Reno Police Department is reaching out to federal agencies to help beef up security for Street Vibrations after a shooting late Friday night at John Ascuaga's Nugget. Reno police are coordinating with other local law enforcement to increase security, the city said in a statement. "Local law enforcement is working with federal agencies in a coordinated effort, including increased patrol, tactical teams and undercover officers," the city said.
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