Nevada Highway Patrol has released more details after last week's officer-involved shooting on SR-278 in Eureka County last week.
Officials initially responded to a call at mile marker 68 where an NDOT worker was shot multiple times in a construction zone, at approximately 9:51 a.m. on June 16.
A trooper saw a white Ram cargo van speeding south on SR-278 on the dirt shoulder. The trooper helped the worker before then following the white van.
Officials from Nevada Highway Patrol and Eureka County Sheriff's Office were able to stop the van north of Garden Pass with spike strips. Officials say the suspect, 34-year-old Zachary Minissale of Nevada City, got out of his car and started shooting at law enforcement.
After an hours long standoff, Minissale was found near the van with a gunshot wound and later died. Had he lived, NHP says he would have been charged with attempted murder of the NDOT worker, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a protected person and multiple traffic violations.
NHP says Minissale may have ties in an ongoing homicide investigation in Nevada City, California.
The NDOT worker is stable and has since been released from the hospital.
No officers were hurt in the incident. Officials released the names of the officers involved, including NHP Sergeant Edward Boynton, NHP Trooper Eric Candee and Eureka County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Tyler Thomas.
Nevada Department of Transportation released a statement on the injured NDOT worker. “All of us at NDOT were heartbroken to learn about the tragic shooting of one of our valued team members,” said Kristina Swallow, Director of the Nevada Department of Transportation. “I want to wish our team member a speedy recovery, and I want to thank the law enforcement agencies and medical professionals for responding quickly to the scene and providing first aid.”
Officials released dashcam video from the incident below.
