Police Officer John C. Bohach, Reno Police Department, Nevada

Police Officer John C. Bohach

Reno Police Department, Nevada

End of Watch Wednesday, August 22, 2001

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John C. Bohach

Officer John Bohach was shot and killed with a high-powered rifle while assisting other officers in setting up a perimeter outside a house following a pursuit.

An officer had stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. The suspect suddenly sped away and was pursued by another officer to the location where the man ran into the home at 964 Vassar Street. As Officer Bohach assisted in securing the area, the suspect shot him in the chest. Officer Bohach was not wearing a vest at the time. The suspect was apprehended later in the afternoon after a SWAT team stormed the house.

The 49-year-old man was sentenced to two consecutive life terms. He died in prison on October 6, 2013.

Officer Bohach had served with the Reno Police Department for 13 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

In August 2020, the John C. Bonach Elementary School opened in Sparks, Nevada.

Bio

Age 35
Tour 13 years
Badge 1818

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle
Offender Died in prison

barricade, pursuit, traffic stop

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Today, I was telling my son about John, and I showed my son this page along with all the tributes over the years. I think about John frequently despite time's passage.

Since my original post in 2004, I was glad to learn that a school was named in John's honor. And to his surviving family, please know he will never be forgotten.

David Abbou
Friend from high school in Alexandria, VA

January 11, 2025