Published: Nov. 1, 2024 at 11:54 AM PDT |Updated: 10 hours ago RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A new report from the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office said a January 2023 officer-involved shooting was justified and legal under Nevada law. The DA’s office said Friday the report was delayed until the ongoing prosecution of one of the suspects, Jeremiah Graham, could be completed. Around 6 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2023, officers with the Reno Police Department were called to 1570 Sky Valley Drive about suspicious circumstances. The caller told dispatch that her grandson lives in Building D at that address and told dispatchers that someone had tried to open his apartment door before a gunshot could reportedly be heard. When officers arrived, they could hear a woman yelling in the vicinity of 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 nearby apartments with her boyfriend, Scott Kennedy, Graham, who she said was Kennedy’s brother, and Graham’s girlfriend, Salina Cruz. Doyle told police she had been in a fight with Graham and Cruz and was pushed out of the apartment and not allowed to re-enter. Doyle asked police to help her get into her apartment so she could gather her belongings and leave. Police then attempted to contact the residents of the apartment. Cruz eventually answered the door and passed 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 had happened to Doyle but granted police permission to enter with Doyle to collect her belongings. Police asked to do a security sweep of all rooms in the apartment. Cruz denied officers access to her room but allowed them to do a sweep of the remainder of the rooms. Doyle and Cruz were asked if there were any weapons in the apartment, to which they said 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 needed to obtain clothes out of that room. As police escorted Doyle to her bedroom, they walked through the living room and saw an empty handgun holster resting on top of an aquarium. Additionally, while in her bedroom, officers noticed an AR rifle hanging from a sling on the bedroom wall, a shotgun against a wall, and several Glock handgun cases in the room. Once Doyle had collected her belongings, she and the officer left the apartment and went to the parking lot to be treated by REMSA. As REMSA tended to Doyle, an adult black female approached officers, asking if they were there because of the shooting that had occurred earlier in the day. She also provided police with a general location in the parking lot where she believed the incident had taken place. Police inspected the area and found .40 caliber bullet casings and red stains consistent with the presence of blood. As police discussed the varying incidents, Doyle separated from REMSA and refused to fill out a witness statement. She told officers she changed her mind and no longer felt safe. She also told officers that, while being treated by REMSA, she got a phone call from her mother saying she needed to leave the area because Graham was threatening to harm Doyle if she pressed charges. She was urged to fill out the statement, but instead left the area. After Doyle left the area, police shifted their attention to the alleged shooting in the parking lot. As officers on scene were discussing the incident, another officer arrived on scene and explained that another call for service had come into RPD. The caller told police that he was the victim from the parking lot shooting and was waiting to be interviewed at the Wrightway Market. As 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 grew concerned due to the large number of guns found in the apartment and suspected the two calls may be connected. They then devised a plan to approach the occupants of the apartment if they left. During surveillance of the apartment, police observed movement in the bedroom where multiple guns were located. An officer then saw two men, later identified as Kennedy and Graham, walking near Building D and entering the apartment. Once inside, police saw movement in the bedroom shared by Doyle and Kennedy where multiple guns were located. Kennedy and Graham then left the apartment. Police then attempted to approach the two men on foot. At around 7:33 p.m., one RPD officer reported two men carrying guns running away from the apartment. The officer issued a verbal command to stop before shots were fired in his direction, causing the officer to return fire. After hearing the gunfire, another officer exited his car with his AR-15 rifle and quickly moved toward the area where he heard the shots being fired from. One of the officers indicated over the radio that he had been shot. The four then engaged in a shootout and one of the officers was shot multiple times. Two other armed civilians who had been in the laundry room of the complex then arrived to provide cover for both officers until backup could arrive. Responding RPD officers arrived and found Kennedy dead, lying on his stomach with an AR rifle still in his hands, extended above his head. Police also found a Glock 22 in his waistband and three unopened boxes of ammo nearby. Graham was found, still alive, and was found to have suffered a gunshot wound to his leg. Located next to him was a black backpack containing a gun 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 had been shot multiple times was taken to Renown, where he was admitted and underwent surgery for multiple gunshot wounds. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office then lead the investigation into the shooting. Graham was charged and pled guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a gun. He was sentenced on Aug. 14 of 2023 to 144 months of prison with parole eligibility after 56 months. Copyright 2024 KOLO. All rights reserved. Most Read