Update on 5/16/24:

The four officers who discharged their weapons in last Monday’s incident have been identified as:

·         Officer Jacob Jones – hired December 2016

·         Officer jacob Ostolaza – hired June 2016

·         Sergeant Noel Senoran – hired November 1999

·         Officer James Stineman – hired June 2022

Update on 5/14/24:

The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Kristopher K. Handy.  Next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Update on 5/13/24 at 7AM:

At 2:13 AM on May 13, 2024, Anchorage Police mid-shift patrol officers responded to an apartment complex on the 7100-block of Bearfoot Drive.  Dispatch had received a call of a disturbance happening in one of the apartments between an adult male and an adult female.  As officers were on their way, Dispatch was informed the involved male had gone outside the apartment complex with a long gun.

Several officers arrived and formed two approach teams.  As they advanced towards the apartment complex on foot, the adult male raised a long gun towards the officers.  Four officers discharged their weapons, striking the adult male at least once in the upper body.

First aid was immediately rendered; AFD medics took over upon their arrival.  Medics declared the male deceased at the scene.  No one else was injured.

Per policy the state’s Office of Special Prosecutions (OSP) will review the officers’ use of force and determine whether it was justified.  Once that has been completed, APD Internal Affairs will review the officers’ actions to confirm whether there was any violation of policy.  As per APD practice the officers will be placed on four days of administrative leave.  Their names will be released publicly 72 hours after the incident. 

Once OSP has completed their investigation, their findings will be available for the public to review.

The deceased’s name will be released once next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Original on 5/13/24 at 5:35 AM:

Anchorage Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on the 7100-block of Bearfoot Drive.  One adult male is deceased; all officers are uninjured. 

The crime scene team will be responding to process the scene.  There will be a continued police presence in the area while that occurs.

More details will be forthcoming at a press conference which will be held at 7AM on May 13, 2024.  It will be live streamed on APD’s Facebook page.

APD Case 24-14640