Anchorage police fatally shoot suspect in Midtown

An Anchorage constabulary conveyance astatine nan segment of an officer-involved shooting connected Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Ava White/Alaska Public Media)

Anchorage constabulary person changeable and killed a personification successful a vicinity adjacent nan Alaska Native Medical Center, constabulary said early Wednesday.

According to a constabulary connection posted astatine 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, nan shooting took spot connected nan 4800 artifact of East 43rd Avenue, disconnected East Tudor Road. No first specifications were provided connected nan events starring up to nan shooting.

“One fishy is deceased,” constabulary said successful nan statement. “No officers were injured.”

A “large constabulary presence” remained successful nan area, nan connection said, but nary roadworthy closures were reported.

About half a twelve constabulary vehicles were still astatine nan segment by 5 a.m. Wednesday. Residents were stepping dogs and warming up cars, pinch crime-scene portion securing an area down respective homes.

Police scheme to clasp a 9 a.m. news convention Wednesday connected nan shooting.

This is nan sixth shooting by Anchorage constabulary since mid-May, and nan 4th fatality aft nan deaths of Kristopher Handy, Tyler May and Lisa Fordyce-Blair. After elaborate reviews authorities prosecutors person declined to record criminal charges against the officers successful Handy’s shooting, arsenic good arsenic those who changeable May.

Alaska Public Media’s Ava White contributed accusation to this story.

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