After the fire, troopers said they could not locate the homeowner or the person suspected of firing their gun.
Troopers responding to reported gunfire in Southwest Alaska village find a house fire and human remainsAlaska State Troopers called to the village of Aniak Thursday on reports of gunfire found a home engulfed by flames and later found human remains inside, they said.
Several people in the village had reported hearing random gunshots, although there were no reports of threats or anyone being shot at, said troopers spokesman Austin McDaniel. Aniak-based troopers and wildlife troopers were patrolling the village near the slough around 11:30 a.m. to try to find the source of the sporadic gunfire when they saw a house fully engulfed by flames, McDaniel said.
They worked with community members to suppress the fire, and later the remains of the homeowner were found inside, troopersDuring the investigation, troopers identified the homeowner as the person suspected to be firing a gun, McDaniel said. The remains will be sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death, McDaniel said.Aniak is situated along the Kuskokwim River roughly 90 air miles northeast of Bethel.
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