(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions, OSP, has concluded eight reviews of officer-involved shootings for 2024 cases with five new cases that are under review. “The Office of Special Prosecutions’ review of use-of-deadly-force incidents ensures that officers continue to follow the criminal law in their use of force,” said Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore. OSP […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting incident from July 15, 2024, involving Steven Kissack and Juneau Police Department Sgt. Christopher Gifford and Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Branden Forst in Juneau. The review determined that both Sgt. Forst and Sgt. Gifford were legally justified in their use […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore met with reporters to discuss how the Office of Special Prosecutions in the Alaska Law Department reviews officer-involved shooting cases. There have been nine officer-involved shootings in Alaska in 2024, five of them in Anchorage since May. “The Office of Special Prosecutions’ review of use-of-deadly-force incidents […]
The Anchorage Police Department reports that the fatal shooting of a female suspect at a 20th Avenue address on Wednesday is now being investigated as an OIS. APD Special Operations, including SWAT and a Crisis Negotiation Team responded to the 7400-block of 20th Avenue at 4:39 pm on Wednesday after receiving a disturbance call at […]