Police responded for a welfare check. The reporting party said a man was rolling around inside a vehicle and possibly using drugs. When officers arrived, they found Reno E. Casanova allegedly using narcotics inside his vehicle. Officers arrested the man, and restrained him in handcuffs in the back seat of a patrol vehicle. When the officers returned to the patrol vehicle they found Casanova dead.
Killer: Tony Valdez, Berry Duty, Keith Noble
Agency: Kennewick Police Department
Motive: Welfare check
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Service Call: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Reno E. Casanova
Death Date: December 15, 2020
County: Benton
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Physical Restraint
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon
Weapon: no object
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing