California Tribal Casino Temporarily Closes After Armed Man Appears
Northern California’s Rain Rock Casino testament remain closed in(p) for a pair of years after a adult male entered the gaming property brandishing a arm on Saturday. Initial reports said the suspect was holding some type of firearm.
Details of what he said or did spell inwards the tribal gambling casino during the 11:06 am incident were not right away released past authorities. The unidentified suspect was apprehended. It is terra incognita if he will live charged.
One societal media brand suggested the reported hit man was an ex-employee. This could not be confirmed immediately.
Neither the suspect nor the visitors or workers at the casino during the incident were injured.
Building Evacuated
On Saturday, local law asked the public to stay “out of the area” until the incident was resolved. Casino patrons and employees were evacuated safely from the building.
The public will not be allowed rearward into the tribal gaming property until it reopens at 11 am Tuesday (March 15).
In its statement, the casino said there was a “quick response that resulted inwards what canful only when follow described as the best possible outcome.” Casino employees and law enforcement officers railroad train for these types of situations, the financial statement added.
Rain Rock Casino provides annual training for situations such as this — and when the clip came to act, they recalled their grooming and performed far beyond expectation,” the financial statement said.
Officers from the Yreka Police Department, California Highway Patrol, and Siskiyou County Sherriff’s Department responded to the casino on Saturday.
The statement further advised that those patrons in the casino at the clip of the incident touch local mental health professionals.
“To all of our guests involved, we encourage you to middleman Siskiyou County Behavioral Health Crisis Services at (800) 842-8979 to talk with a counselor,” a casino financial statement posted on Facebook said. “They are useable 24/7.”
Also, the gambling casino will have counselors middleman employees “to ensure their well-being, as their mental wellness is just now as important to us as their physical health,” the financial statement said.
Several people posted praises on Facebook for the response past the casino workers and police.
“How terrifying for any local employer,” i woman, identifying herself as Danielle Clair, said inwards her post. “Great job to Rain John Rock Casino and their employees for their appropriate response to a perchance tragic situation… Peace follow with those unnatural past this!”
Prior Harassment Investigated
In December, threesome former Rain John Rock Casino restaurant servers alleged sexual molestation and misconduct by I male person co-worker. The servers claimed their complaints were non handled properly.
But the cassino said inwards a financial statement last twelvemonth it properly investigated the allegations. The statement added the gambling casino has a “robust policy” for addressing allegations of workplace misconduct.
There was no initial indicant that finally year’s work harassment allegations had anything to do with Saturday’s incident.
The cassino is set nigh 256 miles compass north of Sacramento, Calif. It is close the Beaver State border. The gaming dimension is operated past the Karuk Tribe.