A man is in the hospital in critical condition after an early morning shooting in the parking lot of Chilkoot Charlie’s in Spenard.
Just after 3 a.m., the Anchorage Police Department received a call that a male had been shot in the parking lot of the bar. When police and medics arrived at the scene, they found a man on the ground with a single gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition, police say.
It was reported to police that the male had been involved in an altercation with other adults in the parking lot and was shot by someone who was in a vehicle, APD says.
According to a release from Chilkoot Charlie, “five individuals in a dark colored van were seen fleeing the scene.” These individuals had been previously approached by bar security “with a request to lower the volume on their music,” the statement says.
“These individuals were not recognized to have been patrons of Chilkoot Charlie’s but had been driving west on 25th Avenue before turning into the parking lot at Spenard and 25th Avenue,” the statement continued.
Police have not taken any suspects into custody at this time. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact APD at 786-8900.