Marcella Corona

mcorona@rgj.com

Sparks police arrested a man with a history of mental illness, who was accused of firing a gun inside his home and holding two teenagers and two women hostage.

Gordan Melliniger, 45, faces two counts of child abuse or neglect and was charged with discharging a gun within a structure.

Officers responded at 2:46 a.m. Tuesday to a report of shots fired inside a home in the 3000 block of Keogh Drive. Upon arrival, they learned that two woman and two female teenagers were still inside the home, police said in a news release.

The officers then called one of the women and convinced her to escape into the backyard of the home. Police then escorted her to safety.

The woman told officers that Melliniger had fired two rounds from his gun inside the house and that three others were still inside the home with him and weren’t able to get out safely, police said.

The officers said Melliniger was yelling and acting erratically.

Police surround the home and tried negotiating with Melliniger, who was arrested without incident after he immediately exited from the house.

All four residents inside the home were safe, and no injuries were reported, police said.

Officers were still investigating the incident Tuesday. Melliniger was taken to the Washoe County jail, and his bail was set at $60,000.

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