Andrew Canepa, 33, was killed on the morning of July 28, 2025, when a gunman opened fire outside the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada. He and a close friend were standing in the valet area after a bachelor party trip, waiting for a ride to the airport, when the first bursts of gunfire began around 7:30 a.m. Three people were killed in the attack and several others were wounded.

Investigators identified the shooter as 26-year-old Reno resident Dakota Hawver, who used a legally purchased 9 mm handgun and fired about 80 rounds in and around the resort’s valet and parking areas. After an exchange of gunfire that included a casino security guard and responding officers, Hawver was shot by police, taken into custody, and transported to a hospital where he died days later. Detectives reported no known connection between Hawver and the victims or the resort and have not publicly established a motive.

Canepa was a father and co-owner of Side Street Café in Newbury Park, California, remembered locally as warm and generous; friends, neighbors, and customers gathered to leave tributes and fundraisers were organized to support his family. Does anyone have information about Canepa’s movements that morning or who might have been with him at the resort?