An armed man is dead after police say he shot at a motel clerk and then turned the gun on himself.
Early Sunday morning , the front desk clerk at Midtown Motel and one of the motel’s tenants got into a verbal argument, according to a release from the Anchorage Police Department.
Police, who responded to the shooting just before 2:30 a.m., say the tenant then produced a gun and fired a single round at the clerk. The bullet went through the clerk’s clothing but didn’t injure him.
“The shooter then aimed the gun at several witnesses before fleeing the scene on foot,” APD says.
The shooter ran westbound from the motel, located at 604 W. 26th Ave.
“At the intersection of Arctic Blvd. and 26th Avenue, he turned the gun on himself and fired a single round,” the release says.
The man, who police have identified as 25-year-old Jonathan Johnson, was declared dead at the scene. His next of kin has been notified.
