Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives today charged Tyler Bautista Hernandez, 24, of Reno for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Bautista Hernandez is the first person to face charges stemming from a shooting between multiple subjects in a Lemmon Valley commercial parking lot on November 27, 2021.
Bautista Hernandez was involved in a vehicle crash which occurred moments after the shooting.
Preliminary investigative findings have identified Bautista Hernandez as a person of interest in the shooting, as well as the driver of the vehicle which fled the scene and subsequently crashed head-on into an uninvolved party’s SUV. Bautista Hernandez and his passenger were both ejected from the vehicle. Preliminary findings also place a handgun in Bautista Hernandez’s hand during the events which unfolded in the parking lot.
Tyler Bautista Hernandez was convicted of felonious involuntary manslaughter related to a fatal shooting which occurred in Galena in June of 2018. Therefore, Bautista Hernandez is now charged with one count of owning or possessing a firearm by a prohibited person, a felony.
This is an ongoing investigation. Additional updates will be provided as they become available.
