BB Gun Mistaken for Real Weapon | Anchorage News

An Anchorage officer shot and killed a woman during a tense standoff at a downtown apartment — she was armed with a realistic-looking BB gun that had no markings to distinguish it as fake. After hours of negotiation, she allegedly pointed the weapon at officers and a nearby school, triggering the deadly exchange. Though bodycams were active, the actual shooting wasn’t captured due to distance and weapon type. This marks the seventh officer-involved shooting in Anchorage this year — four fatal — and the officer is on administrative leave while the case is reviewed by state prosecutors.

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