Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

1 dead, 1 hurt, 1 jailed after downtown Reno knife fight

RENO — Authorities say one man is dead, a second man is injured and a third man is in jail after a fight in downtown Reno.

Police say the incident happened about 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the 400 block of Virginia Street.

Officials say three men were in a fight that involved a knife, and two of the men involved were seriously injured. Both were taken to Renown Regional Medical Center, where one was treated and released and one man died.

A third man seen with a knife was arrested on suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon.

He's been identified as 37-year-old Gregory Shane Poole.

The identity of the man who died has not yet been released.

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