Multiple people have been shot at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City,
Nevada, according to local media reports.

According to KOLO-TV, initial details are sketchy but the shooting
took place on the 3800 block of Carson Street.

At least eight were shot and the gunman was carrying a semi-automatic
weapon, The Record-Courier reports. "Several people were killed,"
according to the Carson City Sheriff's Department.

KRNV's Karen Todd Griffin notes that Carson Street has been closed in
the area of the shooting.

The shooting occurred just prior to 9 a.m., per The Record-Courier,
which adds the suspect is reportedly "down."

Carson City, the capital of Nevada, has a population of 55,000 and is
located in Western Nevada.