Four officers opened fire on the man outside a Bearfoot Drive apartment complex after police say he raised a long gun at them.
Anchorage Police Chief Bianca Cross holds a news conference flanked by officers at APD headquarters, after officers shot and killed a man in a Sand Lake domestic disturbance on Monday, May 13, 2024.
Police dispatchers received reports just before 2:15 a.m. of a disturbance between a man and a woman in an apartment on the 7100 block of Bearfoot Drive, off Northwood Street near Strawberry Drive. As officers headed to the scene, dispatchers received word that the man had left the apartment complex carrying a long gun, according to the police statement.
Police say officers immediately provided first aid, with medics taking over when they arrived, but the man died at the scene. His name was not immediately available as police notify his family.
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