Michael Valu faces 19 charges, including kidnapping, attempted murder and assault.
August 29, 2022
Police identified the man Monday as 36-year-old Michael Valu, and identified the officer who shot him as Curtis Wockenfuss. Officers found Valu and the child roughly two hours later at a Midtown Anchorage intersection. Police say they ordered Valu to stop multiple times, before he aimed a handgun at officers. Officer Wockenfuss fired twice at Valu, striking him in his midsection, according to police.
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