A 28-year-old man was shot to death in the parking lot of a South Anchorage park late Tuesday in what appeared to be a random act of violence, according to charging documents.
in the parking lot of a South Anchorage park late Tuesday in what appeared to be a random act of violence, according to charging documents.when the group was approached by 19-year-old Teathloch Chan, according to a sworn affidavit from Anchorage detective Christina Roberts with charging documents filed Wednesday in Anchorage Superior Court.
The friend told detectives that Chan later started heckling him, “stating that there were no fish,” Roberts wrote. The verbal argument turned physical when Chan punched the man and he fell to the ground.. The friend and Ackerman’s wife told investigators varying narratives about how the next moments unfolded: Ackerman’s wife said he had followed his friend and tried to break up an argument that had broken out between the other men, the affidavit said.
Chan then pulled out a gun and shot Ackerman several times in the upper body, the affidavit said. He died at the scene, according to police, who were called to the area around 11:20 p.m.Chan ran from the area and police said a dog was used to trace him. Police said that eventually, officers found Chan hiding in a dumpster on King Arthur Court, about a mile from the park.Ackerman was the third person to die by homicide within a week. In total, 16 people have died by homicide so far this year.
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