The 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.
An Anchorage police officer wears an Axon body camera on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at Chugiak High School in Anchorage. But police chief designee Bianca Cross is citing a longstanding position taken by the state’s Office of Special Prosecutions as a driving factor in her decision to not release the video — even though she has the legal authority to release it now.
The May 13 shooting, the first involving Anchorage officers wearing body cameras, is being seen as a test of the department’s transparency. Now Rich Curtner, co-chair of the group’s justice committee, said officials should prioritize completing an investigation within 10 days and releasing any footage of shootings within that timeframe.
There’s no clear timeline for how long investigations into officer-involved shootings last or how long the investigation into the May 13 incident will take. Anchorage police said Handy’s case had been handed over to the Office of Special Prosecutions by Wednesday.A fatal November shooting in Healy marked the first time Alaska State Troopers shot and killed someone while wearing cameras.
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