Arizona Man Charged in Alaska Murder, Found Dead

0:00This is Corey with the story. Here with your quick two-minute update from Anchorage News Today, a 61-year-old man from Arizona faced murder charges after a deadly shooting in Anchorage's airport Heights area on Saturday. Matthew Thomas Becker was accused of killing his 87-year-old former father-in-law, Romaine Clark, and trying to shoot his ex-wife. But the search for him ended quickly. Police said Becker pulled up to his ex-wife's Midtown business that morning around 930 and opened fire as she arrived for work. She escaped and called for help, leading officers to Clark's home on all the drive, where they found him dead from gunshot wounds. Becker had lived in Alaska for years before moving to Arizona, following his divorce, which wrapped up in 2020. Court records show he targeted family tie to his past marriage. Meanwhile, just a day later on Sunday, police located Becker in the woods near Eagle River. They confirmed Monday he was found dead, closing the immediate manhunt. This remains a developing situation, as investigators piece together more details.

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