1 boy killed, second wounded in shooting off Anchorage trail
Posted June 3, 2019 11:26 am.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage police say a boy was shot and killed and a second boy was wounded off a trail in the middle of the city.
Police just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday received a report of shots fired along Chester Creek Trail near Sullivan Arena.
Police dispatchers a few minutes later took a call from someone saying he had been shot in woods near the trail.
Patrol officers began searching. They found the boys in woods police describe as far off the trail system.
Both boys had been shot multiple times.
The injured juvenile was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Homicide detectives closed trail access at 20th Avenue and C Street.
Police are seeking witnesses who may have information on the shooting.
The Associated Press