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Man Killed in Anchorage Standoff, Fire

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Anchorage Police Identify Man Killed in Standoff: Micah Bonin, 43, died after exchanging fire with officers in a south Anchorage home. Bonin allegedly shot at police with a high-powered rifle and attempted to down their drone. The incident began when neighbors reported shots fired at a house on Shore Circle. Bonin barricaded himself inside, leading to a tense standoff. Officers fired three to four rounds, and Bonin was found down inside. Chief Sean Case believes Bonin set the fire himself. Next of kin has been notified, and investigators are piecing together the details.

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Man Killed in Anchorage Standoff, Fire

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0:00Police in Anchorage have named the man killed during a tense early morning standoff last Saturday. Forty-three-year-old Micah Bonan died after exchanging fire with officers in a South Anchorage home. Cops say he blasted at them with what seemed like a high-powered rifle and even tried taking down their drone from the sky. The chaos kicked off just before 3.30 a.m. when neighbors reported shots fired at a house on Shore Circle. Officers arrived believing they were under attack and things escalated fast as boning kept shooting from inside. That neighborhood got shook folks described it as straight frightening with bullets flying and flames roaring up soon after. The fire turned the whole scene into a public safety nightmare. Forcing teams to handle both the blaze and the threat. Turns out officer Jacob Jones, who's been on the force since December 2016, fired three to four rounds and spotted Bonan down inside. Chief Sean Case believes Bonan set the fire himself, though details on how are still under wraps. Next of cans been notified and investigators are piecing it all together while the community

1:03processes the fallout from this wild night. That's the story for today, Anchorage News Today, Driven by AI.

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