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Wanted by LVMPD for: Attempted Murder with a Deadly Weapon on a Police Officer; and one count of Attempted Murder with a Deadly Weapon.
On Jan. 28, 1997, at approximately 6:44 p.m., a LVMPD patrol officer was involved in a shooting in the 1400 block of East Reno Avenue. The officer was responding to an unrelated disturbance call when he heard gunfire coming from a van parked on Reno Avenue. As the officer turned toward the van, a victim of a gunshot wound fled from the van. The suspect in the van then opened fire on the officer with a semi-automatic handgun. The officer was struck by gunfire but was not seriously injured. The officer was able to return gunfire. The suspect ran from the van on foot and was able to escape. Both the officer and the civilian victim were treated for gunshot wounds at the hospital and released. The female driving the van, Taunna Landers, was located and interviewed. The suspect was identified as Nacho Garcia Hinojosa, AKA Jorge Garcia Hinojosa. He is now 24. He is described as 5' 6", 140 pounds with dark, shoulder-length hair. He has a large tattoo of a bird or an angel on his left upper arm. |