In the early hours of November 2, 2024, Andrej Igor Kucher, 36, was fatally shot outside Shea’s Tavern in Reno’s Midtown district. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died shortly after being taken to Renown Regional Medical Center. Three other people were injured in the same incident: one man in critical condition and another man and a woman with stable injuries.

The Reno Police Department opened a homicide investigation and arrested 42-year-old John Paul Seger later that day. Seger was booked into the Washoe County jail on charges that include open murder, three counts of battery with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; he was being held without bail.

Kucher was from Canterbury, Connecticut, worked as a rigging electrician and member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and built custom motorcycles. He was active in the Burning Man community, contributing to the Yellow Bikes Project and the Robot Heart Foundation, and belonged to the Night Creeps club in Atlanta. Does anyone who knew Andrej or was at Shea’s that night have information to share?