hello i'm adam blount public information officer for the reno police department this critical incident community briefing is intended to inform you of an incident that occurred in the city of reno involving renal police officers you're about to see relevant video footage and learn about other evidence and police procedures related to this case this will give you a better understanding of the events that occurred that day based on what we know right now this video is not intended to draw any conclusions on whether or not the involved officers acted consistently with our policies or law until the facts are known and the investigation is complete a word of caution the images and information you are about to see may be disturbing when a police officer uses force to arrest a suspect or defend against an attack it can be graphic and difficult to watch in addition there may be strong language used by those in the video viewer discretion is advised especially for young children and sensitive viewers uniformed renal police officers who have regular contact with the public are equipped with body-worn cameras which are generally affixed to the front of the officer's uniform the camera captures video 30 seconds before the officers actually activate the camera but this does not capture any audio this feature is designed to record incidents when the officer does not have time to activate the camera my name is oliver miller and i'm a deputy chief with the reno police department anytime an officer is involved in a shooting it's our policy to have the incident investigated by an outside agency in accordance with the washoe county officer-involved shooting protocol these investigations are complete and thorough they typically include interviews of those involved collection and review of any available recordings and an examination of all the evidence the investigating agency will evaluate the facts and evidence and submits the case in its entirety to the washoe county district attorney's office for criminal review the district attorney's office evaluates the case and determines whether or not any criminal charges are appropriate after the review the washoe county district attorney's office provides a public report with their findings the video provided in this briefing was captured by the body-worn cameras of the involved officers as well as the reno police dispatch recording of the initial call for service it's important to note that the body-worn cameras only provide a limited view and cannot capture everything an officer sees or experiences on november 5th 2021 at about 10 57 pm reno police officers responded to an apartment complex in the 100 block of east grove street after receiving a 911 call about a domestic disturbance where the reporting party could hear screaming coming from the inside of a nearby apartment the reporting party also heard what they believed to be gun shots as the two responding officers approached the door of the second floor apartment they could hear a male screaming inside after officers knocked on the door the suspect isaiah herndon emerged from the apartment and immediately pointed and fired a handgun at one of the officers both officers responded by returning fire with their service weapons at herndon causing him to retreat back into the apartment same on nine three and ten three nine sixty ninety east grove street checking for a puzzle 1016 are peeking here screaming and pounding on the walls because it's a male and a female rp also advising they possibly heard a gunshot but also stated that it's normal for the area unknown if it came from the apartment or outside also that the male people are possibly 1056 narcotics east grove street 190 396. uh so wow [ __ ] up back up so far so tired oh what once additional officers arrived they were able to safely enter the apartment and provide medical aid to herndon he was then transported to a local area hospital for his injuries none of the apartment complex residents or officers were injured as a result of mr herndon's actions the sparks police department is the investigating agency for this incident and the involved officers are currently on administrative leave during this ongoing investigation mr herndon was arrested for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in the coming months the reno police department's office of internal affairs will review all relevant information and make a determination as to whether the officer's tactics drawing and use of a deadly weapon and use of force were within policy and standardized procedures of the reno police department those findings will be submitted to the chief of police for review in accordance with the reno police department policy this body-worn camera footage has been made available to our community to keep you informed any additional camera footage will be made available at the conclusion of the formal investigation the reno police department takes these incidents very serious and treat them accordingly for questions or additional information regarding the reno police department or our policies please visit www.renopd.com thank you