A candlelight vigil honoring the victims of Monday morning’s shooting is set for Wednesday in northwest Reno.
The Unity Center of Reno, 2207 Kings Row, will host the vigil at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and will include prayers by religious leaders of several local faiths — Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i, Native American and others.
Three people were shot and killed in the valet area and parking lot of the Grand Sierra Resort shortly before 7:25 a.m. Monday. Two other victims and the shooter remain in critical condition at a nearby hospital. Officials have not identified the suspect or victims.
“We, as people of faith, despite our seriously different belief systems, must take a stand against violence and hatred by coming together with kindness and love,” Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, wrote in a statement. “This is our moral and ethical obligation to make sure that violence should have no place in civil society and all the people live fearlessly.”
“It was a senseless and shocking act of violence,” Unity Minister Toni King wrote. “We condemn any and all acts of violence against innocent people. Our heartfelt prayers and sympathies go out to the victims, their families and friends.
“We are praying to God to provide the mourning families and others touched by this tragedy the help and consolation in dealing with this at the difficult time. This unbelievably tragic and horrible crime should be universally condemned.”