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BREAKING NEWS: Judge Weller Shot

Reno

John Tyson

A Family Court judge was shot Monday at the Washoe County courthouse complex in Reno. Judge Reno Police have confirmed the victim is Judge Chuck Weller. Weller was shot four times in the chest, according to Chief Judge Charles McGee.

Weller was taken to Washoe Medical Center, and was still alive when he arrived, shortly after 11AM.

A SWAT team is on the scene. Police have closed off several blocks around the courthouse just south of the Truckee River on the south end of Reno's downtown casino district.

The judge was shot in his chambers in Family Court section of the complex and the building was evacuated, Police Spokesperson Steve Frady told Newchannel 8.

Police do not know if the shots were fired inside the courthouse or if they came from outside. Police scanner traffic indicates officers also were searching parking garages in the area.

[NormsRevenge]

Damn, 4 to the chest?

Here's a prayer for the Judge and family and co-workers.

[Dead Corpse]

Four times? Through a window? Hhmmmm... Having a hard time seeing how that could happen. Even a full auto wouldn't be able to stitch four rounds into the target unless you were point blank. Muzzle climb would have a tendancy to throw things off a bit. Unless the perp did a mag dump and only 4 rounds hit the judge while he was moving/falling...

This sounds more like an inside the courthouse type shooting. Up close with a pistol.

[null and void]

Shot four times. Not a sniper. The first shot would have dropped him below the window sill.

[Riley]

Police do not know if the shots were fired inside the courthouse or if they came from outside.

Pretty short 'sniper' shot, if it's inside.

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