Anchorage Police Shoot Armed Suspect, K-9 Dog Wounded

0:00Anchorage police just named the four officers involved in shooting an armed suspect during a foot chase in Midtown last week. It went down early Wednesday morning, near West 34th Avenue in Bearing Street, after the guy fired at them first, even hitting their K-9. Dog. The officers, Jesse Amelty, Parker Boydston, Jacob Astolaza, and Cameron Saloka are all on standard four-day admin leave now. The chase kicked off when cops tried to stop a stolen vehicle with the suspect and a woman inside. She got nabbed without any trouble, but he bolted on foot and started shooting, seriously wounding the dog Kisca, who lost a toe but should pull through. This March the third time in under three weeks, Anchorage PD has fired on a suspect, putting a spotlight on their use of force cases. Two of these officers, Astolaza and Boydston, have been in prior shootings this year, both cleared as justified by prosecutors. Stay prosecutors will review the whole thing for criminal charges, while police do their internal policy check.

1:01No word yet on charges against the suspects or the man's condition. Expect more details at a press conference this week, as investigations keep rolling to sort out what went down. That's your update from Anchorage News Today, powered by AI.