Incident

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    9-26-2023 Nevada Reno 1-1

    Location

    September 26, 2023

    3200 block of Mario Rd
    Reno, Nevada

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Relationship: Neighbor
    • Name: James Morais
    • Age: 51
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
    • Home Invasion
    • Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
    • Defensive Use
    • Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
    • Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
    • Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established

    Notes

    Subject sneaked into victim's home in the middle of the night, armed and dressed in all black; resident grabbed his gun and start shooting; police ruled it S-D; Washoe County;

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 2
    State Senate District: 15
    State House District: 25