Updated 3:22pm:

A murder suspect from Lyon County who ran from from Douglas County sheriff’s deputies on Monday night was caught in Reno on May 8.

Malique Avila

The shooting occurred in Dayton about 9pm May 7. Malique Avila was identified as a person of interest.   

A Douglas deputy located the Jaguar he was reportedly driving in a church parking lot on Mill Street in the valley. Two people were seen outside the vehicle, and one fled on foot.

Officers said the remaining person identified Avila as the person who fled. The person who remained was determined not to be involved in the homicide. He was subsequently released. The Jaguar was towed.

Douglas County deputies searched the area extensively for six hours with negative results.

Details on the homicide have not been released, nor is there further information about the arrest.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report