A man holding a rifle along the Glenn Highway was shot by an Anchorage police officer early Sunday, police said.
Police investigate the scene of a shooting involving an Anchorage police officer on Sunday, July 2, at the South Birchwood exit of the Glenn Highway.
The man advanced on the officers, Kerle said. One of the officers shot and hit the man at least once in the upper chest, he said. The man who was shot has been identified, but his name hasn’t yet been released pending notification of family, police said.Police investigate the scene of a shooting involving an Anchorage police officer on Sunday, July 2, at the South Birchwood exit of the Glenn Highway.
The two officers who encountered the man with the SUV were investigating a call about a shooting in the area, Kerle said. It was not known whether the man who was shot was related to the incident reported in the call, he said.
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