The burst of violence Friday night left three people dead and prompted the Anchorage Police Department to boost focused patrols over the weekend.
Man charged with murder in shooting that left 2 dead; Anchorage police investigate separate stabbing deathA burst of violence Friday night resulting in the deaths of three people prompted the Anchorage Police Department to boost patrols over the weekend.
Sunday that 36-year-old Mario Jackson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two-counts of second-degree murder. Officers responded around 8:21 p.m. Friday to reports of a shooting in the area of Eighth Avenue and Cordova Street, police said in . When officers arrived, they found a man and a woman dead “with trauma to the upper body,” police said.The shooting at an apartment building was captured on security video, according to information from police that was including in charging documents signed by Deputy District Attorney Betsy Bull. The video shows a man who was wearing distinctive clothing and carrying a speaker shooting the two victims — who can both be heard calling the shooter “Mario” — at point-blank range before riding away on an electric scooter or bicycle, Bull wrote in the charging documents. Following various leads, officers identified Jackson as a possible suspect and reviewed video footage from his workplace, a hotel about a half-mile from where the shooting occurred, according to the charging documents. The video showed Jackson wearing similar clothing to the shooter from the apartment building footage, and also carrying a distinctive speaker and riding an electric scooter or bike, according to the charges. On Saturday, detectives interviewed Jackson, who said he had been driving in the area of the shooting Friday but denied knowing the victims and denied any involvement, according to the charges.In his room, officers found the same brand and caliber of ammunition as the casings found at the shooting scene, and the hotel’s owner said Jackson and the two victims had all known each other, Bull wrote in the charging documents.In a separate homicide investigation, officers are investigating the death of a woman who was stabbed in the 2000 block of Fiddlehead Place, in an area near C Street and West 20th Avenue. Officers responded around 6:51 p.m. Friday and found the woman “with trauma to the upper body,” police said inMedics took the woman to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The police department did not identify the woman in their update. “Detectives have contacted everyone believed to be involved in this investigation and are not looking for anyone at this time,” police said. The department asked anyone who has information and hasn’t already spoken to police to call dispatch at 311, option 1. To remain anonymous, visit
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