Earlier today, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office informed the public that Tyler Bautista Hernandez, 24, of Reno, was charged on December 1, 2021, for one felony count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was booked into the Washoe County Detention Facility on December 14, 2021. The earlier press release also noted that Tyler Bautista Hernandez was convicted of felonious involuntary manslaughter related to a fatal shooting which occurred in Galena in June of 2018.
This afternoon, Bautista Hernandez was charged with several, additional felonies stemming from his actions during, and immediately following, a shootout in a Lemmon Valley commercial parking lot on November 27, 2021.
On December 15, 2021, Bautista Hernandez was add-booked for six felonies including battery with use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm; four counts of assault with a deadly weapon; reckless driving resulting in death or substantial bodily harm; and discharging a gun at/in an occupied structure, vehicle, or craft. He was additionally charged for one misdemeanor count of discharging a gun in/on public thoroughfare or public place.
As noted earlier, preliminary investigative findings have identified Bautista Hernandez as one of the individuals involved in the shooting, as well as the driver of a 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.
This is an ongoing investigation. Any additional updates will be provided as they become available.
