WCDA Announces Sentencing Update for 2020 Shooting Case

Four Defendants Sentenced to Varying Terms for Involvement in Gang Related Shooting Incident in South Reno

The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing results of a February 2020 shooting incident that occurred near Miguel Ribera Park in Southeast Reno. The shooting was connected to a confrontation between rival gang members, during which three involved people sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. A subsequent investigation by officers and detectives with the Reno Police Department (RPD) and the Regional Gang Unit (RGU)determined over 16 rounds were fired at the scene and initially arrested four suspects, including two juveniles. A fifth suspect, Antonio Martin Loredo, age 19, from Reno, was arrested last September. Following these arrests, this office filed formal criminal charges against the involved defendants.     

Loredo was charged with one count of Fight or Challenge to Fight and one count of Battery with Use of a Deadly Weapon Causing Substantial Bodily Harm. He later pled guilty and was sentenced last Wednesday to a maximum term of 14 years in prison by District Court Judge Barry Breslow. Based on the sentence, Loredo must serve a minimum of 5 years in prison before parole eligibility begins.

Adrian Xavier Matthew Leyva, age 19, from Reno, was convicted on one count of Battery with the Use of a Deadly Weapon and sentenced last November to 10 years in prison with parole eligibility after a minimum of 4 years has been served.

Luis Gerardo Gutierrez-Carbajal, age 18, from Reno, was not armed during the shooting and sustained a gunshot wound to his face. He was charged as an adult and ultimately convicted on one count of Affray (misdemeanor) and sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended 12-month probation term.

Kelvin Brian Torres, age 22, from Reno, was also unarmed and sustained a gunshot wound to his buttocks. He was convicted on one count of Fight or Challenge to Fight (gross misdemeanor) and sentenced last September to 364 days in Jail (suspended), 12-month probation term.

At the sentencings for Loredo and Leyva, Deputy District Attorney Amanda Sage argued that the underlying gang motivations, the injuries suffered by multiple victims, and the extreme danger posed to the community by this event warranted the lengthy sentences despite the young age of these men. She further argued the Court has a responsibility to send a message to young men who engage in gang-related violence that their actions will be taken seriously.