Active Shooter in Downtown Reno Stopped by Police

Shortly before 7:00 pm Reno Police Dispatch received numerous calls reporting a possible active shooter from a building located in the 200 block of North Sierra Street. Reno Police Officers arrived on scene and heard gunshots from an elevated room. Officers determined the suspect was firing from inside a room at 255 N. Sierra Street above ground level. As officers worked to contain the area, Reno Police Negotiators also responded and made contact with the suspect and a female who was also in the room. The suspect continued to actively fire his weapon. Members of the Reno Police and Washoe County Sheriff’s SWAT team converged on the suspect’s room and an officer involved shooting occurred. Medical personnel already on scene rendered aid to the suspect who was transported to an area hospital where he was declared dead. The Regional Officer Involved Shooting Protocol has been enacted, and the Sparks Police are leading the investigation.