This Day in Alaskan History-March 10th, 1920
Officer Shoots Suspect Armed with Knife in Wasilla Wednesday
Alaska State Troopers in Wasilla were alerted to a fight in progress between two men at a Stacy Street address at 1:13 am on Wednesday morning and immediately responded to the scene. When they arrived, they found one of the men involved outside with the person who called in the complaint. They detained that man […]
UPDATE: Teen in Point Hope Shooting to be Tried as Adult Identified
UPDATE: The 16-year-old teen, according to court documents, will be tried as an adult and has been identified as Guy Nashookpuk. He shot four people, two fatally, at a residence on Agvik Street on the west side of the remote whaling community. ORIGINAL: According to reports coming out of Point Hope, where two people […]
Dustin Peters Charged with Murder for October Shooting of Jacob Wodkowski Who Died Late January
Alaska State Troopers say that they have charged 38-year-old Dustin Peters with murder charges for a shooting that occurred on October 6th of last year. Troopers responded to reports of an assault at 4:05 am on October 6th in Wasilla and found 36-year-old Jacob Wodkowski suffering a gunshot wound to his head. He was transported […]