The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect killed by deputies late Saturday.
About 9:30 PM May 19th, deputies responded to a report of a domestic dispute involving a weapon on Shadow Lane in northern Douglas County, at the border with Carson City. The victim of the dispute, who was hurt, told deputies the intoxicated man who hurt her had made threats to “kill the police,” so deputies tried to get him to walk out of the home. Instead, deputies say, he sped out of the garage in a vehicle and hit a deputy as deputies shot him. 77-year-old Jimmy Moss of Yerington was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputy who was hit by the car was taken to Carson Valley Medical Center, then released, but is undergoing treatment for multiple injuries. One sergeant and three deputy sheriffs have been placed on administrative leave, in accordance with department policy.