Carson City Man Sentenced to Combined 16 Years in Shots Fired Case

A Carson City man will spend 16 years in prison after pleading guilty in a shots fired case in Sparks last summer.

Prosecutors say David Maciel will be eligible for parole after serving six years.

Earlier this month, Macielwas given 48-120 months after pleading guilty to Shooting into an Occupied Structure and a consecutive 28-72 months for Assault with Use of a Deadly Weapon.

Last July, officers with the Sparks Police Department were called out to neighborhood following multiple reports of a drive-by shooting.

The mother of one of the victims told police that her daughter and four other juveniles were walking to a nearby elementary school when they saw a car stop at a stop sign and several men wearing masks get out.

The five victims began running towards surrounding homes, asking for someone to call 9-1-1.

Authorities say one of the victims identified Maciel as the only person to have fired a handgun at the group. He then left, before returning to fire more shots at the victims.

Police say there no were injuries, however, multiple cars and homes sustained damage.

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Sparks Police have arrested a man in connection with a shots fired case, near Rosemary Drive.

Police say they were called to the scene, off of Sparks Blvd. just after 5 p.m. on Monday.

Police say they determined that a gold-colored Subaru wagon was involved in the case, and that the suspect, David Maciel was a passenger.

Police conducted a traffic stop, and took Maciel into custody.

Police say there no were injuries, however, multiple cars and homes sustained damage.

Maciel was booked into the Washoe County Jail and now faces charges of:

*Assault with a deadly weapon

* Shooting into an occupied dwelling

* Shooting from a motor vehicle

* Possession of a firearm without a serial number