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Officer Shooting Leaves Sex Assault Suspect Hospitalized (Updated)

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A Sparks Police Detective shot a sexual assault suspect east of Wells Ave. The investigation is ongoing. Image: Bob Conrad.

UPDATE 8/10/2018: The suspect has been released from the hospital and has been charged with sexual assault of a minor under 14, lewdness, and assault with a deadly weapon a peace officer. He is identified as Joseph Richards.

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Joseph Richards was arrested for assault on a police officer and sexual assault and lewdness of a minor.

An officer-involved shooting yesterday has a sexual assault suspect in a hospital today with non-life-threatening injuries after allegedly attempting to attack Sparks Police detectives with a knife.

That’s the official word today from the Reno Police Department, which is now the lead agency in the incident.

The shooting shut down streets for hours yesterday after about 6 p.m. at the east of Wells Avenue intersection of Lester Avenue and Roberts Street as police milled about the scene.

“(Sparks Police) responded to this address to arrest a suspect for sexual assault of a minor related to an … investigation,” said RPD’s Travis Warren. “While on scene, detectives made contact with the male suspect they were looking for.

“The suspect armed himself with a large knife and advanced on the detectives, resulting in the detective discharging his firearm, striking the suspect.”

The suspect is expected to survive, and the investigation is ongoing.

Bob Conrad
Bob Conradhttp://thisisreno.com
Bob Conrad is publisher, editor and co-founder of This Is Reno. He has served in communications positions for various state agencies and earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2011. He is also a part time instructor at UNR and sits on the boards of the Nevada Press Association and Nevada Open Government Coalition.

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