One person is dead and an Alaska State Trooper was taken to the hospital after an officer-involved shooting Saturday night on the Sterling Highway.
Just before 11:30 p.m., the trooper initiated a traffic stop near Mile 82 of the highway, but the driver failed to stop, according to an online AST dispatch.
This resulted in a short pursuit, after which the trooper was able to make contact with the driver, “who engaged the trooper in a physical altercation,” AST says.
“As a result of the altercation the trooper drew and fired his service weapon,” the dispatch states. “The driver succumbed to his injury and was pronounced deceased on scene.”
The trooper, whose name will be released within 72 hours, per department policy, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The name of the deceased is being withheld until next of kin have been notified.
Troopers say the Alaska Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the incident.
