Douglas County sheriff’s deputy kills suspect
By Reno Gazette-Journal
A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man who allegedly pointed a shotgun at him Wednesday.
At around 2:10pm, deputies were called to the Gardnerville Cemetery on a report of a dead body, Sheriff’s spokesman Jim Halsey said. When deputies arrived, they found David Pendleton, 77, standing next to a truck holding a shotgun, Halsey said.
Deputies attempted to get Pendleton to put the gun on the ground, but he refused and at some point he aimed it at a deputy, Halsey said. The deputy fired his gun at Pendleton, killing him instantly, Halsey said.