Update (4/21/2025, 2:45 p.m.):

The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office has provided an update in the stabbing that happened on Saturday in Reno.

The identity of the woman who was found and declared dead in her home is 52-year old Carla Gonzales of Reno.

According to the release, Ms. Gonzales was a high school teacher with the Washoe County School District.

The Reno Police Department told us that Ms. Gonzales was the mother of the suspect in the stabbing, Carson Gonzales.

The Washoe County School District has alerted Sparks High School students of families of the death of Ms. Gonzales via a Connect Ed call. They say that Sparks High counselors, their mental health professional, and their school psychologist are available to provide support for staff and students as needed.

Original Story (4/21/2025, 9:24 a.m.):

On the evening of April 19, around 6:30 p.m, officers from the Reno Police Department responded to an emergency call reporting a stabbing on Powder Drive.

Upon arrival, officers discovered a 46-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and quickly administered first aid.

Witnesses on scene identified the suspect and indicated the residence where the attack had occurred.

Before the victim was transported by REMSA to a nearby hospital, where she remains in critical condition, she informed officers that another victim was inside the home.

Acting on this information, law enforcement officers entered the residence and found a second victim—a 52-year-old woman—who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Reno Police were able to locate and detain the alleged suspect, identified as 20-year-old Carson Gonzales.

Following the arrest, detectives from the Reno Police Department’s Robbery Homicide Unit took over the investigation.

Gonzales was arrested and faces multiple charges, including Open Murder with a Deadly Weapon, Battery with a Deadly Weapon, and Obstructing and Resisting an Officer.

He has since been booked into the Washoe County Jail.

The identity of the deceased woman is being withheld pending family notification by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

Reno Police Detectives believe this was an isolated incident and have stated there is no ongoing threat to the public.

The case remains under active investigation, and anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact the Reno Police Department’s non-emergency line at 775-334-2677 or submit anonymous tips via Secret Witness at 775-322-4900 or online at secretwitness.com.