SPARKS, Nev. (AP) - Sparks police say a robbery and arson suspect fatally shot by Reno police on Dec. 21 knocked two officers down with his car in a Reno casino parking lot before they opened fire.
Sparks Police Lt. Mike Keating said Thursday 38-year-old Raymond Salaiz refused orders to exit his vehicle, started it as they tried to remove the keys and quickly backed up.
Keating says Salaiz dragged one officer a short distance and knocked both down before exiting the lot at the Gold Dust West Casino and colliding with another vehicle. He died that night at a Reno hospital.
Keating didn’t say if Salaiz was armed, and refused to take questions at a brief news conference. He said police are still looking for his alleged accomplice, Sara Castro-Martin, in a Dec. 6 burglary and arson at a Sparks hotel-casino.
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