Anchorage police fatally shoot armed man after Sand Lake domestic dispute

Anchorage Police Chief Bianca Cross (at podium) holds a news convention flanked by officers astatine APD headquarters, aft officers changeable and killed a man successful a Sand Lake home disturbance connected Monday, May 13, 2024. (From APD Facebook page)

Anchorage constabulary responding to a home conflict successful nan Sand Lake area early Monday changeable and killed a man aft constabulary opportunity he raised a weapon astatine officers.

According to an Anchorage Police Department statement connected nan shooting, cipher other was injured successful nan encounter.

Police dispatchers received reports conscionable earlier 2:15 a.m. of a disturbance betwixt a man and a female successful an flat connected nan 7100 artifact of Bearfoot Drive, disconnected Northwood Street adjacent Strawberry Drive. As officers headed to nan scene, dispatchers received connection that nan man had near nan flat analyzable carrying a agelong gun, according to nan constabulary statement.

“Several officers arrived and formed 2 attack teams,” nan connection said. “As they precocious towards nan flat analyzable connected foot, nan big antheral raised a agelong weapon towards nan officers.  Four officers discharged their weapons, striking nan big antheral astatine slightest erstwhile successful nan precocious body.”

Police opportunity officers instantly provided first aid, pinch medics taking complete erstwhile they arrived, but nan man  died astatine nan scene. His sanction was not instantly disposable arsenic constabulary notify his family.

The authorities Office of Special Prosecutions is reviewing nan shooting to find whether officers’ usage of unit was justified. APD Internal Affairs will past reappraisal nan shooting for immoderate violations of constabulary policy.

At a little news convention Monday morning, APD Chief Bianca Cross said officers astatine nan segment were wearing assemblage cameras, but that footage from them will not beryllium publically disposable until nan investigation is completed. She said different details, including nan narration betwixt nan man and female successful nan conflict and immoderate anterior constabulary contacts pinch nan man, were still nether investigation.

The 4 officers who fired connected nan man person been placed connected administrative time off for 4 days, successful accordance pinch APD policy. They will beryllium identified successful 3 days.