It was announced that the suspect in the shooting of Willard Outwater on August 19th of this year, has been indicted by an Anchorage Grand Jury on one count of first-degree assault, one count of second-degree assault, one count of third-degree assault, and one count of evidence tampering. 

The suspect, 21-year-old Shaun Johnson Jr, was in a group of intoxicated people on the 3200-block 0f Penland Parkway that night when an argument broke out. During that altercation, Johnson took out a handgun and discharged it. A bullet struck Outwater causing serious injuries. 

Johnson fled the scene on foot before police arrived at approximately 8:25 pm that evening. A K9 search was initiated but was unsuccessful.

“A few hours later Johnson agreed to turn himself in,” police reported then. He was remanded to the Anchorage jail.

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Johnson remains in custody and will be arraigned on the charges today in Superior Court.

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