APD reports that a Thursday night assault case has been elevated to a homicide with the death of the victim, identified as 40-year-old Tupou Satini Jr. On Thursday night, at 11:20 pm, Anchorage Patrol officers responded to the 3900-block of East 8th Avenue after receiving a report of a man lying in the street. When officers […]
One of the women that were shot in the early morning hours of October 28th has died in the hospital this weekend elevating that investigation to a homicide, APD announced this weekend. Patrol officers responded to the 4200-block of Mountain View Drive at 2:40 am on Sunday before last after receiving a report of a […]
In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide — and more often involves firearms — but public perception is just the opposite. News reports, movies and TV shows may contribute to the perception of a high risk of firearm homicide, authors of a new study say, leaving a substantial gap between ideas […]
The man who intentionally ran over his roommate and causing mortal injuries at the intersection of Northern Lights and Baxter on October 13th was indicted by an Anchorage Grand Jury on Manslaughter charges on Wednesday. 27-year-old Corey S. Hoppe ran over his roommate 24-year-old Erin J. Bailey after the two got into an argument in […]