Reno’s Atlantis Casino Parking Lot Killing Under Investigation by Nevada Cops

Reno, Nev. police force are continuing to look for for the killer of a piece at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa parking lot. The victim suffered at least ace gunshot wounding Friday night.

Cops were notified around the shot at well-nigh 11 pm. EMTs tried to economize the man, but he passed forth shortly after woe the wounds, reported KRNV, a local TV station.

Reno Police Lt. Susan Anthony Elges told the TV station it appears the shooter or shooters knew the victim before the shooting. Police did non particular the motive for the shooting.

The victim’s indistinguishability was existence withheld Sabbatum until his phratry could be notified. Police did not relinquish a verbal description of the suspect.

It is likely they were trenchant for grounds and witnesses at the criminal offense shot this weekend. Officers also testament likely retrospect surveillance video from the casino.

It was unclear if the dupe had been inward the cassino before the shooting. The gambling casino is operated past Monarch Casino & Resort.

Life Sentence for Earlier Shooting

Earlier shootings make taken localise or were linked to Reno casinos. Last June, Daniel Shadow Bear Hutchinson, 24, and Justin Tyron Jackson, 55, both of Chiloquin, Ore. were found shamefaced inwards a casino killing.

The verdict was proclaimed followers a three-week jury tribulation at Nevada’s Washoe District Court. Both men had entered non guilty pleas.

In August, Anne Hutchinson was sentenced to life in prison without the opening of parole on the off charge. group A successive eight- to 20-year sentence was given for the apply of a mortal(a) weapon system charge, according to KTVN, a Reno TV station. Another successive eight- to 20-year full term was also imposed for attempted robbery. And he was precondition a two- to five-year sequent condemn for the whitlow inward possession of a firearm charge.

Jackson was sentenced to a sum of 36 years to life-time inward prison. The dupe was Saint Christopher Dressler, 37, of Sparks.

The defendants met the victim at Reno’s Club Cal Neva Casino on Oct. 11, 2019. Later, the duo and Dressler walked to Golden State Avenue, where they allegedly attempted to rob him in a vacant lot. Anne Hutchinson then allegedly shot Dressler inward the chest.

Dressler was pronounced drained at a local hospital. The ii men were arrested a short time later.

Police Involved Casino Shooting

Also, Reno police force ship's officer Thomas Caucasian was ruled justified when he fired two shots, kill 24-year-old Steven Valenzuela at the Eldorado Casino inward Reno inward 2017.

Valenzuela was a surmise inward an armed robbery, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. When officers situated Valenzuela, he fled indoors the casino, and was in the end confronted by Patrick Victor Martindale White inwards an elevator.

The suspect had a piece with him. When Valenzuela began advancing towards White, the ship's officer fired 2 shots. Valenzuela was a known mob member.