Gunman shoots at gamblers at Las Vegas casino
{{date|July 7, 2007}}
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A 51-year-old man fired 16 rounds from a semiautomatic handgun from a balcony overlooking the floor of the {{w|New York-New York Hotel & Casino|New York New York Hotel & Casino}} in {{w|Las Vegas}}, [[Nevada]]. The shooting left four people with non-life threatening injuries. They were treated and released from a local hospital later that morning.
 
Steven Zegrean was tackled by two off-duty military reservists who held him down until Las Vegas police reached the scene. The incident occurred at 12:15 a.m. {{w|Pacific Time Zone|PST}} ({{w|UTC-7}}).

Mr. Zegrean was quickly arrested on felony charges including attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm in an occupied structure. It is believed that he was emotionally distraught.
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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/06/casino.shooting.ap/index.html
|title=Gunman shoots at gamblers in Las Vegas casino
|author=
|pub=CNN 
|date=July 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2007/jul/06/070610379.html
|title=Las Vegas Gunman Opens Fire hurts 4
|author=Ken Ritter, AP
|pub=Las Vegas Sun
|date=July 6, 2007}}

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[[Category:Crime and law]]
[[Category:Nevada]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:North America]]
A 51-year-old man fired 16 rounds from a semiautomatic handgun from a balcony overlooking the floor of the New York New York Hotel & Casino in , Nevada. The shooting left four people with non-life threatening injuries. They were treated and released from a local hospital later that morning.
 
Steven Zegrean was tackled by two off-duty military reservists who held him down until Las Vegas police reached the scene. The incident occurred at 12:15 a.m. PST ().

Mr. Zegrean was quickly arrested on felony charges including attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm in an occupied structure. It is believed that he was emotionally distraught.
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