So far this year, officers have shot nine people during responses, killing six of them. Five of those shootings involved Anchorage police.
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor and Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore speak to reporters in Anchorage on July 17, 2024.
“I’ll be the first one to tell you that I think that our process of reviewing these cases has had some problems,” Skidmore said. “There are cases that we’ve reviewed that it has taken us in the Department of Law far too long to review.”, to determine if use of force was justified. In some cases, Skidmore said, they’re waiting on ballistic and police reports, as well as autopsies.
“I would always seek to talk with them first and to encourage them to come up with processes to help them get information to us faster,” Skidmore said. “I think that will work. I’m very optimistic about that. But if it didn’t work, are there other things that can be done? Yes, there are.”Skidmore said the state has investigated police shootings since 2009, and has records from 2010 on.
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