Anchorage police have arrested a man they say fatally stabbed another man and wounded a woman early Thursday evening at an apartment complex in Midtown.
In a statement, police said Tonise P. Salevao, 20, faces murder, attempted murder and assault charges in the stabbing, on the 400 block of West Northern Lights Boulevard just west of C Street. Police responded to the scene at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
“Two victims were found inside the apartment,” police said. “An adult male was declared deceased at the scene. An adult female was transported to a local hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries. Both victims had injuries to the upper body.”
Police spoke with Salevao, who had been detained at the scene by a citizen.
Charging documents in the case weren’t available early Friday, but police said they believed the stabbing was “an isolated event and not random.”
After detectives interviewed Salevao at police headquarters, he was held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex.
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