The Carson City Sheriff's Office has released body cam footage and the name of the suspect in a fatal shooting involving deputies that happened on Thursday, April 17.

In a video release from the CCSO, the suspect has been identified as 35-year-old Alexander Allinger of Arizona.

Allinger died after being shot by a deputy following a foot chase wherein he pointed a loaded handgun at deputies and at himself.

The incident began when a deputy noticed what the Sheriff's Office called a suspicious car in the parking lot of The Nugget Casino.

The deputy approached the car and spoke with Allinger and a woman inside, and a warrant check showed that Allinger had a felony warrant for parole violation on an assault charge out of Arizona.

Another deputy was called in to assist in making the arrest.

When both deputies tried to take Allinger into custody, he pulled a gun and pointed it at his own head before fleeing on foot.

As he fled, body camera footage shows him pointing the gun at a deputy multiple times.

The CCSO says his gun malfunctioned, and as he was given commands to drop it, he instead tried to fix it.

When Allinger pointed his gun at a deputy again, the deputy fired their own gun twice, hitting Allinger, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

In body camera footage, the gun, which was loaded, can be seen next to his body.

The second deputy did not fire their gun, and both have been placed on administrative leave following the incident, a standard procedure for the CCSO.

Other than Allinger, nobody else was injured in the incident.

The woman was released.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Nevada State Police are investigating the incident.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office will also conduct a comprehensive internal review.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE (APRIL 17, 3:15 P.M.):

A routine interaction in a downtown Carson City casino parking lot escalated into a deadly shooting on the Thursday morning, when a man wanted on a felony warrant was fatally shot. 

At approximately 9:21 a.m., a Carson City Deputy approached a parked car for a consensual conversation. 

The car, which had no apparent legal violations, was occupied by a woman and a man.

Both individuals voluntarily provided identification to the deputy.

As the deputy ran their information, a second deputy from the Traffic Enforcement division arrived to assist.

Shortly thereafter, Carson City dispatch notified the deputies that the male had an active felony warrant issued out of Arizona.

The warrant indicated the suspect was a parole violator whose original charge was Aggravated Assault.

When deputies attempted to arrest the suspect, he fled on foot toward a nearby residential area.

Both deputies gave chase, eventually confronting the man in a parking lot just a block away.

According to authorities, the suspect then displayed a gun, leading to shots being fired.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 9:34 a.m.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office says no one else was injured in the incident.

The suspect has been identified as a 35-year-old white male, previously residing in Welton, Yuma County, Arizona.

The woman in the car, described by the Sheriff's Office as transient, was released at the scene by Douglas County Sheriff’s Detectives.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has taken over the investigation, and both deputies involved have been placed on standard administrative leave, pending further investigation.

This is an ongoing investigation and developing story, and we will update you as information becomes available.Â