STATELINE, NEVADA — A person authorities say is a Santa Cruz County man was arrested in a manhunt after a deadly Onerous Rock Resort & On line casino taking pictures Saturday.
In a information convention the identical day, Douglas County, Nevada, Sheriff Dan Coverley recognized the alleged shooter as Edgar Julian Delgado, 24. Additionally arrested was Savannah Racquel Tautaupele, 26, apparently additionally of Santa Cruz, whose appropriate spelling of her final identify Douglas County officers confirmed Monday.
Legislation enforcement was referred to as to the Onerous Rock Resort’s Middle Bar at 8:08 a.m. that day for a report of an energetic shooter. There, officers discovered a person later recognized as Omar Reyes Garcia, 32, of South Lake Tahoe, affected by a single gunshot wound to his head. Garcia later died after receiving care at a close-by hospital, Coverley mentioned.
Onerous Rock safety workers offered regulation enforcement with safety footage that led to the arrest of Delgado and Tautaupele by the El Dorado Sheriff’s Workplace throughout state strains, driving on Freeway 50 close to Sierra at Tahoe ski resort. The unique “energetic shooter” name drew a big response to the manhunt — estimated at some 50-100 personnel — although the decision finally turned out to be a extra normal murder, Coverley mentioned. He mentioned the incident was believed to be remoted.
Based mostly on the safety footage, investigators imagine Delgado and Garcia had met up on the bar round 2 a.m. on the morning of the taking pictures. The 2 proceeded to drink and hang around collectively till entering into an argument the place Delgado allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Garcia, Coverley mentioned.
The Onerous Rock Resort didn't instantly reply to a request for remark Monday. On the enterprise’ social media web page on Saturday, officers posted a common assertion saying it had reopened after an incident and thanked the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace and different companies “who skillfully dealt with the problem and saved all company and group members protected.”
Delgado remained held with out bail Monday at an El Dorado County jail on suspicion of first-degree homicide, awaiting extradition to Nevada. Tautaupele, who was listed as “launched” Monday, had been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and felony accent after the actual fact fees, in accordance with jail information.
Minor visitors offenses associated to each Delgado and Tautaupele are listed in Santa Cruz County Superior Courtroom information. Tautaupele’s 2014 cost was listed as dismissed whereas Delgado’s 2022 automobile quotation was corrected.