Reno Police received a call on November 9, 2014 about a shooting near a taxi cab that was parked on Wheeler Avenue.
Officers found a Whittlesea Cab with a driver who was suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers began life saving efforts until REMSA arrived and transported the victim to Renown where he died.
Reno Police Homicide Detectives began to track down leads and were able to identify a possible suspect. The suspect was identified as John Orris. Orris was also a suspect in a burglary in Reno.
Orris who was arrested in California on unrelated charges.
After being extradited back to Reno, he was interviewed by detectives, providing them with information tying him to the murder of 55-year-old Sami Amin.
Orris has been charged with one count of Open Murder, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of a Firearm with a Removed or Obliterated Serial Number.
