Who was Daniel Ortega? Las Vegas Athletic Club shooting suspect identified
Daniel Ortega has been identified as the Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) shooter. He fired 24 rounds inside the gym on Friday, killing victim Edgar Quinonez.
Daniel Ortega has been identified as the Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) shooter. The 34-year-old fired 24 rounds inside the gym on Friday, killing Edgar Quinonez. The suspect was later shot and killed by Metro Police Officers. Three others were injured in the shooting, one of whom is in a critical condition, according to Las Vegas Sun.
Who was Daniel Ortega?
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Police was finally able to identify who is the person involved in the shooting inside a Las Vegas gym on Friday. Daniel Ortega, 34, injured at least three people in this incident, and took the life of a longtime Las Vegas Athletic Club employee.
According to a KLAS report, Daniel Ortega used to work as a bellman at an LA Strip property.
A malfunction in Ortega's gun prevented him from turning things into a "mass-casualty" event, said police officials at the scene. As Ortega tried to exit the gym after opening fire, the police shot him.
"Fortunately, [Ortega] had a malfunction in his weapon which saved this from becoming a mass casualty event," Assistant Sheriff Jamie Prosser was quoted as saying during a news briefing.
How did the incident unfold?
On May 16, shortly after 1:30 pm local time, Ortega arrived at the Las Vegas gym armed with an Olympic Arms PCR-223 caliber rifle. He also had “multiple” ammunition magazines in his possession, according to LVMPD Assistant Sheriff Jamie Prosser. Words were exchanged between employees and Ortega at the front desk of the gym, after which he started shooting.
While this incident unfolded, Ortega's weapon jammed at one point, after which the police spotted him trying to exit the gym. Multiple rounds were fired at Ortega, with one of them hitting him directly. He was then taken into custody by police authorities and was provided life-saving measures but Ortega succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at a local hospital
