California man linked to Lake Tahoe shootout

Monday, December 5, 2005

STATELINE, Nev. -- A California man with a previous drug arrest was identified Sunday as the gunman killed in a shootout with sheriff's deputies inside Harrah's Tahoe casino, but what set off the shooting remained a mystery. The trouble started after an acquaintance of the shooter, 53-year-old Harvey Ex, told casino security that she was concerned about his behavior, Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini said. The security guards found Ex uncooperative and called the sheriff's department, which sent two deputies. They were in a high-stakes players' lounge off the main casino gambling floor when the shots rang out, Pierini said.

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