Alaska State Troopers reported that they received a call from the community of New Stuyahok at 5:38 am on Thursday morning reporting an assault that had taken place there. It was reported that the altercation that took place between Marcus Wyagon, age 29, and Devin Andrew, age 23, resulted in Wyagon being treated for […]
On Sunday morning a call went in to APD dispatch reporting a shooting and patrol officers, as well as medics, responded to the scene on the 300-block of Irwin Street at approximately 1:11 am. Upon arrival, one victim, whose name was not divulged, was declared deceased at the scene, while another was rushed to […]
Fairbanks police have revealed that a Fairbanks man who called in an unresponsive person on Saturday morning has been arrested on murder charges in that case. FPD reports that 21-year-old Sikoya Francis-Fields called 911 at 8:24 am to report that his girlfriend, 23-year-old Kayla Benjamin, was unresponsive at a College Road residence. Police and […]
Report reveals disproportionate impacts on Alaska Native and African American populations, among other significant findings ANCHORAGE, AK – The University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center has released Homicide in Alaska: 1976 – 2016, a new report that compiles 41 years of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Report. While the […]