It was about 8 p.m. when the officers encountered a man they suspected of having eluded police earlier, according to the Anchorage Police Department. The man produced a handgun, and, police said, 'gunfire was exchanged.'
Two Anchorage police officers exchanged gunfire late Wednesday with a man at an East Anchorage campground where hundreds of homeless people are camping, sending the man and one officer to a hospital, according to police.The two officers were conducting what police described as a “security check” Wednesday night at Centennial Campground prior to the shooting, police said. More than 200 houseless people have been staying there since the cityIt was about 8 p.m.
Police Chief Michael Kerle said police investigating the shooting do not yet have information about who shot first and are still conducting a preliminary investigation. Per department policy, Kerle said the names of the officers involved in the shooting will be withheld for 72 hours and they will be on administrative leave for four days.
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