Deputies were called to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino around 8 a.m. along Highway 50 in the California-Nevada border.
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Three men were in a casino bar together and an argument broke out before the shooting, police said.
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The casino was locked down with visitors ordered to shelter in place while police searched for the gunman.
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He and the other man were arrested about 20 miles from the scene.
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