Man kills dog, then himself

A man and his dog were found shot to death

Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle parked just off

Carson River Road, apparent victims of a suicide,

police said.

Two men walking their dog made the gruesome

discovery at about 4:40 p.m.

No suicide note was found.

Police say the 31-year-old male apparently shot

his border collie with a .22-caliber rifle,

before turning the gun on himself.

The dog was found in the backseat of the 1965

Mustang parked in a lot near Lloyds Bridge. The

man was in the front seat, said Sgt. Wade Penegor

of the Carson City Sheriff's Department.

"At this point we don't know much more," he

said.

The death is under investigation.