On Saturday, April 28th, a call was placed to the Aniak based State Troopers reporting a suicide.
Sheila Lee Willis of Stoney River placed a call to the troopers at 7:14 pm on Satuday to report the death of 22-year-old Gusty Gusty of Stony River.
Troopers responded to the scene at a Birch Road residence and conducted a preliminary investigation into the Stony River Man’s death and determined that Gusty had taken his own life with a .22 caliber long rifle Ruger pistol.
A Health Aide from Stony River also responded to the sccene and pronounced Gusty deceased at 6:40 pm that evening.
It was reported that Gusty had been drinking before the incident.
Gusty’s remains have been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Anchorage for autopsy, next of kin have been notified.