UPDATE - August 7:

Detectives with the Reno Police Regional Gang Unit have identified 22-year-old Jordan Santiago as the suspect in the shooting that occurred near downtown Reno on July 9.

Investigators determined the incident was gang-motivated.

Santiago was already in custody at the Washoe County Jail in connection with a separate shooting that occurred on May 11, 2025 (Reno Police Department Case #25-9093).

In that earlier case, he was arrested for discharging a weapon where persons may be endangered and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.

As a result of the July 9 investigation, Santiago has now also been booked on additional charges, including:

Attempted Murder with a Deadly Weapon

Battery with a Deadly Weapon Resulting in Substantial Bodily Harm

Discharging a Firear

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