I won't be forgetting this Easter.

[Ashcan Bill]

Talk about an Easter I'll remember!

The wife and I decide to go to the M Casino here in Henderson to grab a bite for dinner. We get there and decide to contribute a little to their operating expenses before eating.

So I'm playing a machine right next to the buffet, smoking a cigar of course. A PSD4. The machine I'm fooling with goes into a bonus round. Suddenly a shot rings out. A gunshot. Loud and real close. I'd guess a .380 or a 9mm.

I look at the buffet line next to me and people are hitting the floor. I drop down to a crouch and try to figure out what's going on. The damn machine is happily ringing up credits as the bonus round continues. People are running, screaming, complete chaos. I'm looking trying to identify any shooters, but can't see anyone who looks threatening.

Turns out a guy at the front of the line pulled out a gun and put one into his own head. Last I saw of him he was laying there, so close to his meal but so far. I'm not sure if he was DRT or still breathing. Reports are conflicting at this point.

The police arrived and shut down the parking structure before I could get my vehicle out. So it looks like the Jeep is spending the night at the M. I had to call a buddy to come and fetch us.

This went down about thirty to forty feet from me. Hard to describe the thoughts that go through your head when something like that happens.

So how was your Easter?