Updated Monday, Dec. 21 at 1:30 p.m.
The Anchorage Police Department says an early morning shooting that killed two people is being investigated as a homicide.
Police said in a statement several residents in the area of Tudor Road between Lois Drive and Harding Drive reported hearing shots fired and seeing two vehicles chase each other. When police arrived, they found the body of a young male, identified as 22-year-old Jeramyha Talauega.
Roughly 20 minutes later, police were notified of a male gunshot wound victim, 33-year-old Robin Porter, at a nearby hospital. His wife reportedly drove him to the hospital. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital, according to police.
Porter’s wife, 31-year-old Meghan Pugh, told police the shooting “was over a drug deal that had gone wrong,” a statement from police explained. Porter and Pugh had agreed to meet with Talauega to sell him drugs. Talauega arrived at their meeting place in a vehicle and joined the couple in their vehicle to make the transaction. At some point, an altercation began inside the vehicle and all three began firing shots before Talauega jumped out, police said.
The driver of the other vehicle reportedly chased the couple’s vehicle, but they were able to get away and to the hospital.
Pugh was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and misconduct involving a controlled substance.
Police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle Talauega arrived in, but haven’t released a description of the vehicle or the driver. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Anchorage police at 786-8900.
Police said the two deaths marked the 24th and 25th homicides of 2015.
Original story
Anchorage police are investigating a fatal shooting in the area of Tudor Road and Minnesota Drive.
A report of shots fired came in at about 12:30 a.m. Monday, says Sgt. Eric Smith with the Anchorage Police Department. Two people have been confirmed dead as a result of the shooting, according to a release from APD.
Police responded to the area of Tudor Road and Lois Dr. and also shut down a portion of Lois for several hours.
A truck driver pulled over to the side of the road told KTVA APD said he wouldn’t be able to get his rig through the area until noon.
Police at the scene said there is no threat to public safety at this time and would not give details on possible suspect information. APD said the investigation is still in the early stages.
APD’s Crime Scene Team has been at the scene processing evidence in the early morning hours, and APD’s Homicide Unit was conducting witness interviews.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
