1 dead, 1 injured in Midtown Anchorage shooting

Update: 15 a few minutes ago Published: 4 hours ago

One person died and another was injured in a shooting Saturday morning in Midtown Anchorage, police said.

Officers told police shortly after 1 a.m. that they heard gunshots near East 40th Avenue and Fairbanks Street, Anchorage police said in a statement.

Two adult victims were found when units responded, police said. One was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to the lower body described as non-life-threatening, and the other – who had a gunshot wound to the upper body – was pronounced dead on scene after Anchorage Fire Department medics administered life-saving measures. , said the police.

“No arrests have been made and no suspect information is available,” police said in a statement.

Investigators will examine the site, police said, and no significant road closures were in effect. The shooting happened in an area about a block west of Old Seward Highway, north of Tudor Road. A number of homeless camps are concentrated along this stretch of Fairbanks Street.

Police asked anyone with information about the shooting, including surveillance footage from the area, to call dispatch at 311, option 1, or 907-786-8900, option 0. Information can also be submitted anonymously at Anchoragecrimestoppers.com.

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