Just a walk away from the University of Nevada, Reno, students are still processing the shooting at the Highlands apartments that resulted in the shooting death of 21-year-old Wyatt North on October 1st.
For many residents, the shock has turned into questions and frustration.
“I was driving back from Truckee… My friend got a text from someone who lives in the building right in front of the shooting. That’s how I found out," a student living at the Highlands apartments Riley Standridge says.
“I kind of expected it to not always be the safest when I moved here. I’ve seen a lot of sketchy things down that road. So it’s not like I was expecting the most safe area to live in.”
Standridge would like to get more information on the killing.
“They said they’d identified a suspect and that there’s no threat to the community and that’s about it. But I kind of want to know more. I want to know the reason, the motive, the relation.”
Other students living in the Highlands apartment complex share the same unease.
“It’s definitely a lot to take in because it was the building right next to us. I’m a little disappointed that the apartments didn’t really take any precautions toward our safety," said Natalie Benson, who has also been hoping for more of a response.
“I didn’t get an email until like a day or two after the incident happened. And in the email, they just told us to lock our doors. So… not much of a precaution on what they were going to take as steps so this doesn’t happen again.”
One student who lives on the opposite side of campus from the Highlands, Carli Olmstead feels more secure.
“At Park Place, I feel like actually pretty okay with. We even have finger print scanning which makes me feel a little better… But it made me worried for the safety of many of my friends because they live down there,“ she said.
The Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed Wyatt's death was caused by multiple gunshot wounds. However, no known arrest has been made in the case.