In recent months, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has been making a renewed push for information into the murder of one of their members, Anna Marie Scott, which took place three years ago.
Scott’s body was found in the trunk of a burnt out car on southbound I-580 near the Galena Creek Bridge on Feb. 3, 2022. Officials later said Scott, a 23-year-old mother, had been previously shot to death.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office did not release her identity until four days later, even though by then many posts about her death had already been made on social media.
It then took a full month before the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner released the information that she had been killed by a gunshot wound.
One person publicly named as a person of interest sought for questioning, Jacori Shaw, also 23, was then shot dead by police in south Reno February 23rd, 2022, while police said they were trying to arrest him for unrelated weapons charges.
In July of this year, while making a post, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe identified the car in which Scott was found as belonging to her, even though this had not been confirmed by law enforcement.
One flyer the tribe has circulated on social media indicates “someone out there knows something, and has chosen to remain silent.”
Then in all caps: “SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT! SAY HER NAME! NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!”
A press release from two years ago from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office indicated: “Detectives’ primary goal is to solve Scott’s homicide, and to bring justice to Scott and her loved ones. As such, Homicide Detectives are continuing to seek information from anyone who may have knowledge of Scott’s movements and interactions in the days preceding February 3rd.
Detectives wish to remind the public that only information released by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is deemed to be credible.
Anyone with information relating to Scott’s murder is asked to please contact the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at (775) 328-3320 or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900. Refer to case #WC22-563.
Secret Witness is also offering a reward in the amount of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect(s) wanted in connection with Anna Scott’s homicide.”