Last Updated at 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18
Neighbors on the 1800 block of Orchard Place in Anchorage woke up Thursday morning to the sight of yellow police tape.
According to a release, the Anchorage Police Department responded to a call of a home invasion in the area just after 4:30 a.m. It was reported to police that a person in the home fired multiple shots at one of the alleged home invaders.
When police arrived, they found a man outside the home with gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene. APD said they have teams investigating the incident and will release more information as it becomes available.
Since August of last year, APD has been called to the residence eight times, according to an officer on scene.
“I’ve seen a lot of arguments and drinking and stuff going on in the past,” said neighbor Richard Pomeroy. “This is a pretty quiet neighborhood, to be honest.”
Police are looking for an additional person who was at the scene at the time of the shooting but left before police showed up.
“There is a person who, basically we’re just calling a witness at this point in time, because we believe that they were there and would have some information about this event,” said APD spokesperson Jennifer Castro. “We don’t know if they were potentially a second home invader or if they were possibly an occupant of the home or what their necessary association was.”
Castro also said she believes three “young people” were inside the home at the time of the shooting.
No charges have been filed at this time.
Sierra Starks – KTVA was at the scene this morning at a South Anchorage home where a reported home invasion ended with one man dead.Check back for updates: http://buff.ly/1SBY3XN
Posted by KTVA 11 News on Thursday, February 18, 2016
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One man is dead after a possible early morning home invasion in South Anchorage.
Just after 4:30 a.m. Thursday, the Anchorage Police Department was called to the 1800 block of Orchard Place for a report of a home invasion.
“It was reported to police that one of the home occupants had fired multiple shots at one of the home invaders,” according to an APD release.
When police arrived, they found a male with gunshot wounds outside of the residence. He was pronounced dead at the scene, APD says.
Police are still working to determine the circumstances surrounding the event. Additional information will be released as it becomes available, APD says.
