MARCH 25 UPDATE:

Body cam footage and a 911 call have been released in a shooting that left a man dead in the area of Prater Way and McCarran Boulevard earlier this month.

It happened at the Silver State Plaza on March 12.

In a 911 call, a man later identified as 39-year-old Jedidiah Guerra tells a dispatcher he plans to enter Planet Fitness and kill everyone inside, but says he doesn't want to.

He says he has a gun and tells officers to come and get it.

He says the gun he has is "one that will make you shoot me" and calls himself a "friend of God."

When a negotiator called Guerra, they spoke briefly, with Guerra telling the negotiator that officers would have to kill him before hanging up.

The negotiator tried calling him back 13 times.

When officers arrived, a drone was deployed to find the vehicle, a Chevy S10, that Guerra had identified on the phone with the dispatcher.

Officers also entered Planet Fitness to ensure everyone's safety.

At around 11:54 a.m., officers saw Guerra release a dog from his truck. He then sped south through the parking lot toward police, raising a gun and pointing it at officers.

He sideswiped a marked police vehicle and crashed head-on into an unmarked vehicle.

Gunshots can be heard, as well as an officer yelling, "He's got a gun!"

When shots stop ringing out, an officer can be heard saying, "We got him."

Officers then waited for an armored vehicle to arrive and made calls over a PA system for Guerra to exit his truck.

14 minutes of announcements were made without a response from Guerra, after which officers approached the truck at around 12:13 p.m.

They found Guerra inside, and medical personnel immediately began rendering aid, but he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.

The full video from the Sparks Police Department contains disturbing and graphic images and language. Discretion is advised for sensitive viewers. The video can be seen in its entirety below.

On March 12th, 2026, the Sparks Police Department was involved in a critical incident that resulted in an Officer Involved Shooting.

MARCH 16 UPDATE:

The Washoe County coroner has identified the suspect killed during a police shooting in Sparks last week. 

The coroner says 39-year-old Jedidiah D. Guerra died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

ORIGINAL STORY:

A suspect is dead and two officers are in the hospital following a police shooting in Sparks. 

It happened at a shopping center near E. Prater Way and N. McCarran Boulevard.

Sparks Police tell us they were called to the shopping center around 11:30 a.m. Thursday after a man said he planned to shoot people inside of a business.

The shooting occurred after officers arrived.  The suspect died at the scene; the two officers were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

The Washoe County Regional Officer-involved shooting protocol has been enacted. Reno Police and the Washoe County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

This is an active investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900 or secretwitness.com.

The shooting happened at a shopping center along North McCarran Boulevard in Sparks.

Previous story

According to Sparks Police a police shooting occurred in the area just after noon.

All lanes of McCarran Boulevard in Sparks are closed between E. Prater Way and Lincoln Way due to heavy police activity in the area.

You're asked to avoid the area. We'll update this story as we learn more.