After four police shootings in Alaska’s largest city so far in 2026, the Anchorage Police Department is calling for broader support and conversations around behavioral health and substance misuse.
Those issues are at the heart of the high number of police shootings, Police Chief Sean Case said at a press conference Friday, during which Case released new details about the latest shooting.
Officers shot and killed Emil McCord, 33, early the morning of May 19 in East Anchorage…