The Anchorage Police Department is asking residents and businesses on the eastern edge of the district to check surveillance video from Monday night.
Updated: 15 minutes agoThe multiuse trail travels east/west between University Lake Park and the ANMC campus, in the area where a shooting was reported Monday night. Patient housing is on the left. Photographed Tuesday. in the U-Med area that left one man wounded, Anchorage police say they’re investigating the incident but also maintaining increased patrols to address public concerns.
Police have said more than 30 officers searched for 3 1/2 hours overnight into Tuesday without finding a suspect. The area includes heavily trafficked facilities at the University of Alaska Anchorage and both ANMC and Providence Alaska Medical Center campuses. It also includes trails and the University Lake dog park.Case said the patrols in part involve officers on bicycles, including on trails, as well as coordination with university police.
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