One person is dead and another wounded after an armed conflict yesterday in the village of Chevak.
An Alaska State Troopers dispatch said 24-year-old Harold Paniyak shot a Village Police Officer and then turned the gun on himself and died by suicide.
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According to another VPO, the suspect shot 40-year-old Officer Derrick McDonald three times before taking his own life. The suspect died instantly, and the wounded officer was medevac’d to a hospital in Anchorage for treatment of life threatening injuries.
Tribal officials from Chevak suspect alcohol to be the primary factor in the incident.
Paniyak was a cross-country runner who placed in the state competition in high school.
His next of kin have been notified of his death.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.