The American soldier who went on a cold-blooded shooting rampage in Afghanistan that killed 16 civilians will be charged Friday with 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder, according to a U.S. official.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Sergeant Robert Bales is currently being held in a military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he remains in pre-trial isolation.

A third member of the National Guard -- a woman -- died overnight as a result of injuries she suffered at the hands of a crazed gunman who opened fire in an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nevada Tuesday morning.

In all, five people, including the gunman (who took his own life), were killed in the rampage, which also left seven others wounded.

Authorities are now trying to determine whether the gunman -- identified as 32-year-old Carson City resident Eduardo Sencion -- specifically targeted the group of National Guard personnel who were eating breakfast in the restaurant.

A crazed gunman opened fire just before 9 a.m. PDT at a Carson City, Nevada IHOP restaurant on Tuesday morning before turning the gun on himself, RadarOnline.com is reporting.

"There's seven in surgery either at Renown Medical Center in Reno and in Carson City," Chief Deputy Jack Freer said.

"The suspect did die of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No shots were fired by law enforcement."