Police say one man was wounded by a bullet in a shooting on the Glenn Highway witnesses said started after a fight at an Anchorage club.
The man sought treatment for a “bullet graze wound to the head” at a local hospital in the early morning hours on Sunday. Per law, the hospital notified police, who interviewed the man and several other witnesses about the incident.
“Accounts of what happened vary greatly and contradict one another,” police noted.
What police came to understand was the man and a group of his friends were at the LED Lounge on Sixth Avenue after midnight. “Some type of altercation” broke out between their group and another group of people, police said. The man and his friends left the club in a white Chrysler, which the police said the victim was driving.
The group in the white Chrysler went to a Holiday gas station on Fifth Avenue, where they saw some of the individuals they argued with at the club. The second group was in a “possibly black SUV or pickup,” according to police.
“After leaving the gas station, the [victim's] white Chrysler was headed outbound on the Glenn Highway when the black vehicle from the gas station pulled up next to them and fired several rounds at the Chrysler,” police explained. “The suspect vehicle continued outbound on the Glenn while the Chrysler took the Bragaw [Street] exit.”
The victim was able to drive to his nearby home, and was later dropped off at the hospital by a female, according to police.
“With the exception of cuts from broken window glass, none of the other occupants of the white vehicle were injured in the shooting,” police said.
Anyone with information on the events leading up to and including the shooting is asked to call Anchorage police at 786-8900. An anonymous tip can be submitted via CrimeStoppers by calling 561-STOP (7867) or online.
This is a developing story, please check back for updates.
