RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – A new report from the Washoe County Prosecutor’s Office found that an officer involved shooting in January 2023 was justified and legal under Nevada law.

The prosecutor’s office says the report was delayed until the ongoing prosecution of one of the suspects, Jeremiah Graham, could be completed.

On January 8, 2023, at approximately 6 p.m., officers with the Reno Police Department were called to 1570 Sky Valley Drive due to suspicious circumstances. The caller told the dispatcher that her grandson lived in Building D at this address and told dispatchers that someone tried to open the door to her apartment before a gunshot could be heard .

When officers arrived, they could hear a woman screaming near Building D. Officers then found a woman identified as Anna Doyle, whose face was bloody, bruised and appeared swollen. Doyle told police she lived in one of the neighboring apartments with her boyfriend, Scott Kennedy, Graham, who she said was Kennedy’s brother, and Graham’s girlfriend, Salina Cruz.

Doyle told police she got into a physical altercation with Graham and Cruz and was pushed out of the apartment and not allowed back in. Doyle asked police to help her get back to her apartment so she could gather her things and leave.

Police then attempted to contact residents of the apartment. Cruz finally opened the door and handed the officer a note saying she was sorry it took so long to answer the door, but that she was sick and sleeping. Cruz denied knowing what happened to Doyle, but granted police permission to enter with Doyle to collect his belongings.

The police asked to carry out a security search of all rooms in the apartment. Cruz denied police access to his room, but allowed them to sweep the rest of the rooms.

Doyle and Cruz were asked if there were any weapons in the apartment, to which they responded no.

Cruz returned to her room and closed and locked the door and did not come out while officers were on scene assisting Doyle.

Doyle told police she shared a room with Kennedy and had to get clothes out of that room. As police escorted Doyle to his bedroom, they walked through the living room and saw an empty handgun holster sitting atop a fish tank. Additionally, while in his bedroom, officers noticed an AR rifle hanging from a sling hanging on the bedroom wall, a shotgun against a wall, and several Glock handgun holsters in the room.

Once Doyle collected her belongings, she and the officer left the apartment and went to the parking lot to seek treatment from REMSA. While REMSA was tending to Doyle, an adult black female approached the officers, asking if they were there because of the shooting that occurred earlier in the day. She also provided police with a general location in the parking lot where she believed the incident took place. Police searched the area and found .40 caliber bullet casings and red stains suggesting the presence of blood.

As police discussed the various incidents, Doyle separated himself from REMSA and refused to complete a witness statement. She told police she had changed her mind and no longer felt safe. She also told officers that while she was being treated by REMSA, she received a phone call from her mother telling her she needed to leave the area because Graham was threatening to harm Doyle if she filed a complaint.

She was asked to fill out the declaration, but instead left the scene. After Doyle left the scene, police turned their attention to the alleged shooting in the parking lot.

While officers on scene were discussing the incident, another officer arrived on scene and explained that another call for service had been received by the RPD. The caller told police he was the victim of the parking lot shooting and was waiting to be interviewed at Wrightway Market.

While police responded to the market, another officer remained at the Sky Valley Drive address to maintain the crime scene and monitor activity coming from the apartment. Police became concerned about the large number of weapons found in the apartment and suspected the two calls might be linked. They then came up with a plan to approach the apartment’s occupants if they left. While conducting surveillance of the apartment, police observed movement in the bedroom where several firearms were located.

A police officer then saw two men, later identified as Kennedy and Graham, walking near Building D and entering the apartment. Once inside, police noticed movement in the bedroom shared by Doyle and Kennedy, where several firearms were located. Kennedy and Graham then left the apartment.

The police then attempted to approach the two men on foot.

At approximately 7:33 p.m., an RPD officer reported two armed men running from the apartment. The officer gave a verbal command to stop before shots were fired in his direction, causing him to return fire.

After hearing the gunshots, another officer got out of his car with his AR-15 rifle and quickly headed toward the area where he heard the gunshots. One of the officers indicated on the radio that he had been shot.

The four men then engaged in a shootout and one of the officers was shot multiple times.

Two other armed civilians who were in the complex’s laundry room then arrived to provide cover for the two officers until reinforcements arrived.

Responding RPD officers arrived to find Kennedy dead, lying on his stomach with an AR rifle still in his hands, sprawled above his head. Police also found a Glock 22 in his waistband and three unopened boxes of ammunition nearby.

Graham was found, still alive, and had suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Next to him was a black backpack containing a firearm and an AR pistol wrapped in a shirt was found in a nearby bush. Graham was handcuffed and taken to Renown for treatment.

The officer who was shot multiple times was taken to Renown, where he was admitted and underwent surgery for multiple gunshot wounds.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office later investigated the shooting.

Graham was indicted and pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced on August 14, 2023 to 144 months in prison with the possibility of parole after 56 months.

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