A 41-year-old man has been been arrested on first-degree murder charges after he allegedly broke into a North Pole home and shot another man to death.
Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Alaska State Troopers received a report of a home invasion and shooting in North Pole, according to an online dispatch. The caller, reportedly still in the home, told troopers one person had been struck.
When AST and the North Pole Police Department responded, they found a man — identified as 34-year-old John “Adam” Chilcote — with gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene, troopers said, and his next-of-kin have been notified.
An investigation revealed that 41-year-old Matthew Davis “broke into the residence, ran upstairs and shot Chilcote several times while the complainant hid and called 911,” according to the dispatch.
Davis then drove away from the home, troopers said. About 20 minutes after the shooting was reported, Davis showed up at the police department and was taken into custody.
The State Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy on Chilcote, and an investigation is ongoing, according to troopers.
–This is a developing story.