The recent deaths of Kristopher Handy, Lisa Fordyce-Blair, Tyler May and Easter Leafa at the hands of Anchorage police officers have shaken our community to its core. In the past three months alone, these tragic incidents have left us reeling, with the Office of Special Prosecutions (OSP) swiftly exonerating the officers involved in the first three cases. As we await a decision on Leafa’s shooting, the pattern of justification in police killings raises alarming concerns.