Woman Who Shot a Man on The Sierra Street Bridge Was Acting in Self-Defense

The killing of 29 year old Josue Oconitrillo April 20th appears to be a case of self defense. Reno Police say two women walking on the Sierra Street Bridge fought Oconitrillo after one of them was sexually attacked. One of the women pulled a gun from her purse to get him to stop, when he didn’t, she shot him once. The shooter, who was drunk at the time, was arrested, but later released when the shooting was found to be justified. Ocanitrillo died in a hospital a week after the shooting. The woman who fired the fatal shot will be arraigned later this month for being intoxicated in possession of a firearm.