On June 19, 2017, 21-year-old Byron Cisneros of Reno was fatally shot in the Stead neighborhood of north Reno during a confrontation on Purple Sage Drive that also killed 21-year-old Jordan Buggs. Cisneros and Buggs had arranged a midnight meeting with two people for a personal transaction; police say Cisneros and Buggs planned to rob those individuals and left together armed. Cisneros reportedly got into the backseat of the victims’ car and signaled that the doors were unlocked while Buggs approached wearing a bandanna and pointing a gun. Both attackers displayed firearms; a passenger in the victims’ vehicle grabbed Cisneros’ gun and struggled with him, and the driver produced a gun and fired, striking both Cisneros and Buggs multiple times.

Responding officers found both men deceased; the person who fired stayed at the scene and cooperated. Investigators recovered all guns involved, served a search warrant at Buggs’ residence and found evidence linking that home to Buggs’ weapon. Police said witness statements and physical evidence were consistent with an attempted robbery, and no charges were expected against the people who shot Cisneros and Buggs. Does anyone have information about the events that led to the meeting on Purple Sage Drive or about Byron’s movements that night?