A video circulating on social media documents the moment Reno police officers shot and killed 44-year-old Phillip Serrano in the cul-de-sac of a Stead neighborhood Sunday night while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

The video, posted by the Reno Cop Watch Facebook page, shows officers pleading with a man they refer to as “Phillip” inside a white pickup truck illuminated on an otherwise dark street.

Sparks Police Department Lt. Chris Crawforth confirmed the video’s authenticity to the Reno Gazette Journal Tuesday afternoon.

Crawforth is the lead lieutenant investigating the incident for the Sparks Police Department, which is handling the investigation into the shooting.

Reno Police Chief Jason Soto, reached by phone Tuesday afternoon, said six officers are currently on administrative leave in connection with the shooting.

Both Soto and Crawforth could offer few additional details about the circumstances Sunday night that led officers to open fire.

Soto referred most of the RGJ’s questions to Sparks, as they are the lead investigative agency.

Reno Cop Watch, a watchdog group looking to hold local law enforcement accountable for deadly uses of force, said over Facebook messenger the nearly minute-long video was sent to them by a “concerned community member.”

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What the video shows

The video, which was posted to Facebook on Tuesday, shows a large police presence confronting a white Toyota pickup truck driven by Serrano.

“Come on buddy,” someone off-camera in the video can be heard shouting, followed by a largely inaudible sentence referencing neighbors and family.

“You don’t want this,” continues the off-camera person in the video. “Come on, Phillip.”

Moments later, the white truck slowly moves forward and is met with a cacophony of shouting from off-camera voices.

Then comes a 5-second barrage of gunfire. When police removed a white Toyota pickup truck from the scene early Monday morning, a Reno Gazette Journal reporter observed more than a dozen bullet holes in the windshield, hood and driver’s side door.

After the shots ceased in the video, the vehicle slowly continued to roll forward, eventually bumping a white Regional Transportation Commission van parked in front of it.

Before the video ends, the shouting continues, with one voice audibly yelling “reload,” as grainy figures are seen approaching the now-still vehicle.

What led to the shooting

The incident started Sunday when officers from the Reno Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call at a residence on the 9600 block of Thornbridge Court in Stead at about 9:45 p.m.

"Circumstances escalated" during the call, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office said on Monday, ultimately leading to shots being fired.

Serrano died of multiple gunshot wounds at 12:06 a.m Monday morning, according to the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office. A little more than two hours after officers arrived on scene.

The sheriff's office is assisting Sparks in their investigation into the shooting.

The RGJ has requested the body worn camera footage worn by officers at the scene Sunday night.

It is protocol in Washoe County when a person is shot by law enforcement for other local agencies to assume responsibility of the investigation, an effort to ensure the investigation remains transparent and independent from the agency directly involved in the incident.

Crawforth could say little more than a domestic disturbance led to the shooting. His department is still working to interview all the officers present Sunday night.

The Sparks Police Department is expected to release more details about the shooting by mid-day Wednesday, Crawford said.