The Washoe County District Attorney has determined that the March 31, 2018 Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) of 21-year-old Nicolas Sedano of Reno, by officers with the Reno Police Department was justified under Nevada law.

The Washoe DA says consistent with this office’s ongoing public reporting on all OIS cases, they have released a detailed 46-page report containing the facts of the case, photographs, identification of those involved, witness accounts, and his legal analysis.

They say this conclusion is based on an extensive review of the investigation conducted by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, which was submitted to this office on May 27, 2020.

The Washoe DA says unless new circumstances come to light that contradict the factual foundation upon which this decision was made, this case is officially closed.

Copies of all completed OIS reports are available on the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office’s website here.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office now says the man shot by Reno Police hit an officer with a stolen car, leading to an officer-involved shooting near Peckham Lane late Saturday night.

According to investigators, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers with the Reno Police Department responded to the report of a burglary in progress at the Peckham Plaza Mini-Storage located at 1400 E. Peckham Lane.  

While checking the area of the storage units, deputies say two Reno Police Department officers found a stolen Honda Civic parked behind one of the buildings where they found 21-year-old Nicolas Sedano of Reno.

The officers made contact with Sedano. At that time, Sedano sped towards an officer, striking the officer, and resulting in the shooting in which both officers fired.

The man suffered life-threatening injuries, and later died at a hospital.

No one else, or officers were hurt.

The Washoe County Regional Officer Involved Shooting Protocol has been activated. The Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency for this investigation, working with investigators from the Sparks Police Department, and the Washoe county District Attorney’s Office.

Once completed, the investigation will be forwarded to the District Attorney for his review.

If you have any information, call the Washoe County Sheriff's Office at (775) 328-3320 or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900. You information will remain anonymous. 

(Washoe County Sheriff's Office contributed to this report.)