Salvador Sanchez, 35, was killed in the early morning hours of March 16, 2025, inside the lobby of the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada. Responding officers heard multiple gunshots; Sanchez was found unconscious with several gunshot wounds and later died at a hospital. The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds.

Police say Sanchez was involved in a physical altercation with a 19-year-old male just before the shooting. Authorities report both men were armed and that an exchange of gunfire occurred; the 19-year-old later went to a local hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The Sparks Police Department’s investigation remains active, and no public announcement of arrests or charges has been made.

Are there witnesses or anyone who was at the Nugget Casino Resort that morning who can help clarify what happened leading up to the shooting?