In the early hours of August 1, 2023, a dispute near the University of Nevada, Reno campus escalated into deadly violence. Around 12:25 a.m. in the 1500 block of N. Virginia Street, a fight broke out and officers later found a juvenile male with a gunshot wound. A second victim was located in a nearby parking lot. Both teenagers were taken to Renown Regional Medical Center but died of their injuries; the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner later listed multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death for 17-year-old Santiago Rodriguez.

Investigators determined the shooting was not random and that those involved knew one another. Police said the incident was gang-related and that surveillance video showed one suspect chasing Rodriguez down Virginia Street and shooting at him multiple times. Two teenage suspects were arrested quickly: 17-year-old Stefan Howard Jr. was charged the same day, and 16-year-old Julian Hutton-Reed was arrested a few days later and also charged with open murder with a deadly weapon.

Are there witnesses who saw the groups or the chase along Virginia Street who can provide information to investigators?