After a long night that took a very dramatic and dark turn, the citizens of Reno made their ways back home. Or at least, most of them did. The fear in the room had been palpable, that much was clear and whispers and plans began to form. By morning time a crowd began to take a place outside of the Chief of Police's office in Downtown Reno; a peaceful protest is what the news reported.
The protest, which asked for changes in the local police station, continued to grow throughout the day; some business owners even being forced to close for the rest of the day due to the chaos that was slowly beginning.
It was when the police decided it was time to send people home that a real chaos and madness began. No one knows who threw the first bottle, which hit a police officer's helmet, but that action made both sides clash. Suddenly, people started running anywhere that they could, officers using physical force against civilians in an effort to dissipate the crowd only led to civilians trying to fight them, storefronts were destroyed with rocks, multiple businesses in town victims of looting as a consequence of the protest now turning into a massive riot that the news covered almost all night.
By the time the sun came out, the people of Reno were met with the remnants of the madness; the firefighters still putting out fires, houses and stores with broken windows or fronts and the silence was deafening for the first time ever. On the news, an FBI agent addressed the town to let them know that local law enforcement was officially out of the investigation and that new leads had been found overnight.
Sadly, damage was done and an uneasy feeling is now covering the small city with people wondering exactly what this means for everyone now that the killer they have been trying to find for over 20 years announced a new victim less than 48 hours ago.
Amongst the businesses that were looted are:
The Tipsy Tavern
Hart Real Estate Development
The Maverick Cafe
Rhode Walter & Associates
Cacao Chocolate
Cozy's Diner
The Canyon Bar
Medusa Restaurant
