A man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg following a Fairbanks shooting Friday morning, according to the Fairbanks Police Department.
The incident happened around 2 a.m., police said. The victim contacted FPD and reported he was shot during a car chase that occurred after he and two passengers left Kodiak Jack’s Rodeo Bar. They were pursued by two other men who also came from the bar, police said. The two men drove a silver, 2015 Dodge Charger while the passenger hung outside the car and opened fire.
Shortly after the chase was reported, officers spotted a silver Dodge Charger driving north on the Steese Highway at around 80 mph. They found the car — a rental out of Anchorage — abandoned on Glacier Street moments later. The driver and passenger ran away, police said.
The two suspects were found within the hour, and a K9 unit located the gun in an alleyway off Farewell Avenue. The investigation is ongoing, police said, and no charges had been filed as of Friday morning. There’s no indication the shooting is related to a fatal shooting outside the Rock ‘N’ Rodeo Bar May 17, police said.
