Anchorage police shot at a man Tuesday morning while responding to a report of a violent interaction in a neighborhood on the city's northeast side.
In a pre-recorded video, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said officers were called to a home in the 700 block of Bragaw Street around 3 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a disturbance with a weapon.
“The victim reported being choked and advised that there was an infant child in the residence and that the suspect had access to guns. Upon officers’ arrival, they made contact with the victim and determined that potentially three assaults had occurred,” Case said.
Officers set up a perimeter around the home, and at around 6 a.m. the man fled on foot, Case said.
An officer chased after him, and the man and the officer exchanged gunfire during the pursuit, Case said.
Officers were able to arrest the man after deploying a K-9, Case said. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment of wounds he received from the K-9. Case said the female victim and her child are safe, and the suspect, officers and the K-9 were not injured by gunfire.
Police said the name of the suspect and any associated criminal charges will be released once he’s formally charged.
The state Office of Special Prosecutions will review the shooting to determine if the officer who fired on the suspect was justified in their use of deadly force. The officer has been placed on four days administrative leave, and their name will be released after 72 hours.
This is the second police shooting in Anchorage this year.
In late March, 43-year-old Micah Bonin was shot at by an officer after shooting at police from a South Anchorage home, according to the police department. Police believe Bonin started a fire at the home, and they were investigating whether Bonin was fatally shot by the officer or died in the fire.
