Update: Tuesday, June 9
The woman police say was involved in Sunday’s shooting has turned herself in.
Denise Anntonette Estell, 33, turned herself in to the Anchorage Correctional Complex around 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Anchorage Police Department says.
Earlier story
Anchorage police are asking for the public’s help finding 33-year-old Denise Anntonette Estell in connection with Sunday’s shooting on a street in Fairview.
The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. on the 900 block of East 13th Avenue. The Anchorage Police Department says a 34-year-old woman was taken to the hospital.
“According to witnesses, the woman was arguing with another person in the street when a single gunshot was fired,” according to a release from APD.
The victim was shot once in the chest. She was treated at a local hospital and released a few hours later.
APD says when officers talked to the victim, she refused to tell them who her assailant was.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Estell on a felony assault charge. The 33-year-old is described as 5’4″ tall and weighs about 200 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes, police say, adding that she fled the scene in a white Buick Rendezvous with an Alaska plate, GXY642.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Estell is encouraged to call APD at 786-8900 or Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
