Suspect wanted in Anchorage shooting death near camp

The Anchorage Police Department wants nan public’s help uncovering a fishy astatine ample successful nan shooting decease of a man adjacent a bum campy connected Thursday morning. 

Police did not supply a sanction aliases explanation of nan suspect. They did stock this photo. A spokesperson said they deliberation it’s a man. 

Anchorage constabulary are asking nan nationalist for thief uncovering nan fishy successful a fatal shooting Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, astatine a downtown encampment. (Anchorage Police Department)

Some specifications successful nan photograph whitethorn beryllium helpful, for illustration nan bike’s oversized spot and what appears to beryllium a reddish ligament handbasket complete nan beforehand wheel, aliases what appears to beryllium a metallic h2o vessel aliases spray tin pinch a teal lid visible successful nan backpack. 

Police person not yet named nan victim, who was changeable erstwhile Thursday greeting and declared dormant astatine nan scene. A spokesperson says nan unfortunate will beryllium publically identified successful nan adjacent 24 hours, aft next-of-kin notifications. 

Police were responding to a study of a azygous changeable fired astir 10:15 a.m. on 5th Avenue, wherever nan downtown, Fairview and Mountain View neighborhoods meet. 

Police group up a perimeter and searched for nan suspect, which included utilizing a drone, but weren’t successful.

They’re asking anyone pinch accusation astir wherever nan fishy is to telephone 911. People pinch accusation astir who nan fishy is should telephone 907-786-8900 and property 0. Information tin besides beryllium shared anonymously astatine AnchorageCrimeStoppers.com. 

It’s unclear what connection, if any, nan suspect, unfortunate and bum campy had to each other. Police declined to opportunity if nan unfortunate had a fixed address. 

Academic researchers person long found that group without homes are nan victims of unit astatine extraordinarily precocious rates compared to nan wide population. 

An Anchorage man was arrested past week and charged pinch firing a shotgun astatine group astatine an encampment successful Midtown. At different adjacent campy successful June, a man was changeable and killed. Two group were charged pinch murder.

Also successful June, a man was arrested and charged pinch sexually assaulting a female successful her shelter adjacent a metropolis park. Investigators deliberation nan aforesaid man is connected to a second  onslaught that was reported successful nan aforesaid area.