Man Shoots at Cops After Choking Wife

0:00It's April 22nd. This is Anchorage News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. A 24-year-old Anchorage man named Kameha Meha Patterson faces three felony assault charges after a violent domestic incident turned into a, shoot out with police. It all started early on April 7th when he allegedly choked his wife twice in their Russian Jack home, even lifting her off the ground while she held their five-month-old baby. The cop showed up around 3am, set up a perimeter, and things escalated from there. Around 6am, Patterson bolted on foot, sparking a chase where he exchanged gunfire with officer Maxwell Horowitz. Luckily, no one got hit by the bullets, but a police dog took him down, sending him to the hospital with injuries. This came after witnesses said he'd been drinking and eating mushrooms, which flipped a switch in his behavior toward his wife. His wife told officers he turns abusive when he drinks, and this wasn't the first time. The whole ordeal highlights the raw dangers of domestic calls where tensions can explode

1:02fast and put everyone at risk from family to first. Responders. Patterson pleaded not guilty with his next court date on May 14th. Now, the state officer's special prosecutions is digging into whether the officer's shots were justified. He's the second of three people shot at or hit by Anchorage police this year. We'll keep watching how this plays out in court, and what the review uncovers about police actions on the street.