Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks has released a detailed public report on an October 22nd, 2017, Officer Involved Shooting involving the Sparks Police Department and Johnny B. Bonta. The D.A. says the shooting of the suspect was justified. It happened when SPD patrol officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving a gun and encountered Bonta, who came out of his apartment armed with a shotgun. During the incident, Bonta failed to follow commands to drop the weapon and was shot after raising it in the direction of officers. Three SPD officers fired their duty weapons at Bonta, who was hit and later pronounced dead.