A man holding a rifle along the Glenn Highway was shot by an Anchorage police officer early Sunday, police said.
Update d: July 4, 2023 Anchorage police investigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting on the Chugiak-South Birchwood exit ramp from the northbound lanes of Glenn Highway on Sunday, July 2, 2023. A man holding a rifle along the Glenn Highway was shot by an Anchorage police officer early Sunday, policeTwo patrol officers stopped around 5:40 a.m.
After additional officers arrived, police approached the man to provide him with help and found a handgun on him, according toMedics from the Anchorage Fire Department took the man to a hospital where he was declared dead, police said.The man who was shot has been identified, but his name hasn’t yet been released pending notification of family, police said.
The state Office of Special Prosecutions and the police department’s internal affairs office will review the incident, the chief said.
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