CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A man with an AK-47 assault rifle shot an entire group of five uniformed National Guard members eating breakfast at a Nevada IHOP on Tuesday, killing two of them and another person in a hail of gunfire. Seven people were wounded in the attack at a strip mall near a casino and department store in the state’s capital.
 
The suspect, 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion of Carson City, also shot himself and later died at a hospital.
 
The gunman’s motive was unclear, but authorities are investigating whether the military members were targeted. The two Guardsmen killed were men; another woman also was shot and killed.
 
Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong said Sencion entered the front doors of the IHOP and traveled “all the way through the restaurant to the back area” before opening fire.
 
“Obviously with five out of the 11 victims uniformed National Guardsmen, that has taken a priority interest in our investigation,” Furlong said. Sencion worked at his family’s business in South Lake Tahoe, he was not in the military, and he had no known affiliations with anyone at the restaurant, Furlong said. He also had no criminal history.