Reno Police have arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting near Montello Street and Oliver Avenue.
Officers responded to the scene around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday where they found a victim with gunshot wounds - but the suspect already left the area.
The unidentified victim, an adult, died on scene.
With the help of traffic cameras, police say the suspect car traveled from Reno to Carson City to Incline Village where Washoe County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop.
Members of the Regional Gang Unit responded to the scene and detained the suspect, who was later identified as 33-year-old Irving Cruz.
They say through a combination of investigative techniques, including witness interviews and evidence collection, Cruz was arrested and charged with open murder with a deadly weapon.
The investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information that can help authorities, call or text your anonymous tip to Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in northeast Reno on Wednesday evening.
It happened in the area of Oliver Avenue and Montello Street around 4:30 p.m.
Officers arrived to find one shooting victim. That person died from their injuries, according to a spokesperson for the RPD.
Police are investigating the shooting as a homicide, and the investigation is ongoing.
There is no active threat to the public.
If you have any information that can help authorities, call or text your anonymous tip to Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.
