Police say an altercation in a parking lot erupted into gunfire around 2:30 a.m.
One man was killed early Saturday in a downtown Anchorage shooting, and responding officers shot and wounded another man who witnesses said had been involved, police said., officers were making a bar-break patrol on the 700 block of West 4th Avenue at about 2:25 a.m. The officers then heard gunfire from a parking lot on the southeast corner of H Street and West 3rd Avenue, near the Nesbett Courthouse.
“The number of shooters, who they are, the motive behind the shooting, and whether the parties involved were known to one another are all under investigation,” police said. “Multiple people fled the scene once the parking lot shooting occurred.” “Officers engaged the male, who was armed with a gun, near 3rd Avenue and G Street,” police said in the statement. “Two officers discharged their weapons, striking the adult male in the upper and lower body.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Man shot and killed by Anchorage police was holding a rifle, police sayA man holding a rifle along the Glenn Highway was shot by an Anchorage police officer early Sunday, police said.
Read more »
Anchorage police fatally shoot armed man after Sand Lake domestic disputeFour officers opened fire on the man outside a Bearfoot Drive apartment complex after police say he raised a long gun at them.
Read more »
Man fatally shot pregnant woman and toddler prior to Anchorage duplex fire, police sayPolice in an update Thursday said detectives believe Esteban Pope also shot himself inside an East Anchorage duplex on May 12.
Read more »
Anchorage police say longstanding state practice bars release of body camera shooting videoThe Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions is still investigating the death of 34-year-old Kristopher Handy after four officers fired at him on May 13.
Read more »
Anchorage police issue response to Assembly’s request for Kris Handy body camera clarificationAnchorage Police Chief-Designee Bianca Cross offers a response to Assembly Member Meg Zaletel's formal request for justification for her decision to not release body camera footage related to the fatal shooting of Kris Handy.
Read more »
Anchorage police issue response to Assembly’s request for Kris Handy body cam clarificationIn response to a request for more clarification regarding the release of body camera footage detailing the fatal shooting of Kris Handy, the Anchorage Police Department released a statement to Anchorage Assembly members.
Read more »