A 38-year-old man has been charged in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Byzantium Hill at an East Anchorage home Sunday. In updated information released Tuesday afternoon, police say another male has also been charged in connection with the incident.
Anchorage police arrested and charged Christopher Jon Winters with first-degree murder, according to a statement from Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Castro. Winters was taken into custody and remanded to the Anchorage jail Monday night. Also charged is 38-year-old Quinton Henderson, who faces second-degree murder and first-degree burglary, APD says.
Around 2 a.m. Sunday, police were contacted about shots fired in the area of Fifth Avenue and Lane Street. Responding officers discovered Hill had been shot in a Lane Street home.
APD says an investigation into the shooting revealed the residents of the home on Lane Street owed a debt to Winters, “and that the debt was past due.” APD says Henderson was one of the males who forced himself into the residence, resulting in a physical altercation. More males got involved, resulting in rounds being fired inside and outside of the residence.
The home invaders then fled the scene, possibly in a vehicle, police say. Two of the home’s residents were able to chase down Henderson, however, detaining him until police arrived.
According to Castro, APD is looking for other suspects and more charges could be filed.
–Check back for updates on this developing story.
