Carson City IHOP Reopens After Deadly Rampage

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Christmas tree is lit up and the holiday hotcakes special is for sale again at the IHOP in Nevada's capital city.

The Carson City pancake house opened its doors just before 7 a.m. Thursday for the first time since a gunman killed four people before taking his own life the day after Labor Day.

IHOP spokeswoman Rhonda Barnat says it's not a formal opening ceremony, but it is an important day for the community.

Gov. Brian Sandoval and Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell were among the dignitaries at the restaurant.

Derek Spear, of Sparks, says he was glad to hear the restaurant would reopen. He says if you don't move on, you're giving in to fear.

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