Police say a man was critically injured after a downtown shooting early Saturday morning.
Just after 3 a.m., the Anchorage Police Department received multiple reports of callers hearing shots fired near W. Third Avenue and E Street.
“Shortly thereafter, police received a report of an adult male arriving at a local hospital with multiple gunshot wounds,” a release from APD says. “The victim remains in the hospital with life-threatening wounds.”
APD discovered the shooting took place in the parking lot off W. Third Avenue between C and E streets.
Detectives and the APD Crime Scene Team were still on scene through the morning hours of Halloween. Police say no suspects have been taken into custody at this time.
Police are encouraging anyone with information on the shooting to call APD at 786-8900 or, to provide an anonymous crime tip, call Anchorage Crime Stoppers at 561–STOP.
