Alaska man charged after allegedly breaking into Nikolai home with an ax

An Alaska man is facing multiple charges after troopers say he used an ax to break into a home in Nikolai and was shot by someone inside.

Alaska State Troopers say 49-year-old Joshua D. Nikolai Sr. was outside a residence on October 2, threatening people while holding an ax.

Investigators say he used the ax to break a window and 2 front doors to get inside. An adult man inside the home fired a shot, striking Nikolai in the arm. He was taken to an Anchorage hospital for treatment…

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