Anchorage police are engaged in a standoff along the Seward Highway in Indian Friday morning, leading to intermittent closures of the highway.
According to a police statement, officers responded shortly before 7 a.m. Friday to a disturbance with a weapon at Mile 103 of the highway.
“Upon arrival, an adult male barricaded himself inside a motorhome,” police said in the statement. “There is no one else inside the motorhome with him.”
Police spokeswoman Amanda Brimanis said the incident does not pose a threat to public safety.
Video taken by a passing Alaska Public Media listener at about 9:30 a.m. showed about a dozen police vehicles at the scene, surrounding a motorhome in the corner of a parking lot.
Police said intermittent closures of the highway started at about 9:30 a.m., to allow responses from emergency vehicles.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Chris Klint is a web producer and breaking news reporter at Alaska Public Media. Reach him atcklint@alaskapublic.org.Read more about Chrishere.
