Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Body cam video shows Reno officer accidentally shoot driver

RENO — Reno police have released body camera footage of when an officer unintentionally shot a driver after the officer was accidentally hit with a Taser.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports authorities put out the video Sunday from the July 26 incident, which led to the driver getting wounded.

The ordeal began when a Washoe County sheriff's deputy pulled a driver over for reckless driving and called for assistance.

Officers arrived to find several deputies with Tasers surrounding the 43-year-old driver.

The footage shows a deputy fire his Taser when the driver disobeys commands and begins to walk away. The dart misses and hits an officer in the knee. The officer then fires his weapon, hitting the driver in the arm.

The officer then is seen trying to bandage the driver's arm. When asked who shot him, the officers says “I think it was me. I got shot with the Taser and I thought...”

The driver was treated and then arrested on charges of reckless driving and resisting an officer. The officer went to a hospital to have the dart removed.

Reno and Washoe County authorities recently pledged to release body camera footage in officer-involved shootings within two weeks of the incident.