Gunman Wounds Four in Las Vegas' New York, New York Casino

Four people were injured Friday when an armed man walked in to the New York, New York casino in Las Vegas and opened fire with a handgun, randomly shooting at people on the casino floor below.

Officer Ramon Denby , the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's spokesman, said two men and two women were treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries

The man's identity is yet unknown, but he is believed to be in his early 50s and a Las Vegas resident, though not a hotel employee or a guest, said Denby.

According to authorities, the man entered the casino from a Las Vegas Boulevard walkway connecting the New York-New York to the MGM Grand hotel and casino at about 12:45 a.m. he began shooting randomly at gamblers and families before being tackled by off-duty military reservists.