UPDATE: Shooting victim identified as 40-year-old Javon Diggs.

Anchorage police report that they have made an arrest in the homicide investigation that was initiated following the discovery of a man who suffered fatal gunshot wounds inside the Barrett Inn at 4610 Spenard Road on Saturday evening.

Police responded to the Spenard Road address following a report of a shooting. The victim whose name has yet to be revealed was an employee of the inn. That employee was declared deceased shortly after APD arrival.

There was a large police presence at the inn and the immediate surrounding area as the homicide investigation was carried out.

It is unknown if the employee knew his assailant, identified as 20-year-old Theandrea Ignacio Luster, but APD reports that they do know the two were involved in a verbal disturbance immediately before the shooting.

Luster was remanded to the Anchorage Jail on charges of Murder I, Murder II, Misconduct Involving a Weapon II, and Misconduct Involving a Weapon III.

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