LOS ANGELES -- At least two people were killed and several others injured in a shooting Monday morning outside a casino in Reno city, the US state of Nevada, local media reported.

The Reno Police Department said that officers responded at 7:25 am local time (1425 GMT) to a report of an active shooter at the Grand Sierra Resort, local newspaper Reno Gazette-Journal reported.

Police officers immediately located and shot the suspect, who was transported to a hospital, according to the report.

Police said the suspect, identified as an adult male, was hospitalized in an unknown condition, reported local KOLO television station.

The shooting occurred outside the casino in the valet area and the crime scene extended to the north side of the parking lot, said the report.

Multiple people were injured in the incident, but the exact number remains unclear, the report added.