On August 22, 2001, Reno Police Department officer John Bohach, 35, was shot and killed during a standoff on Vassar Street. Bohach, a 13-year veteran who had recently returned to patrol after working in the crimes against children unit, was among officers forming a perimeter after a suspect fled a traffic stop and abandoned his vehicle following a collision. The suspect, identified as Larry Tack, fired a high-powered rifle from inside the house and struck Bohach in the chest; Bohach was not wearing a protective vest at the time.

The standoff lasted nearly five hours while a SWAT team was called in and the neighborhood remained on lockdown. Officers later stormed the house and used tear gas to force the suspect out; Tack was taken into custody. Tack was later sentenced to two consecutive life terms for Officer Bohach’s murder.

If anyone knew Officer Bohach, his family, or witnessed the events on Vassar Street that morning, please come forward with what you remember.