Woman Critically Injured After Pointing BB Gun at Trooper During Welfare Check

A shooting in Alaska on late Friday night left a woman seriously injured after she pointed a realistic BB gun at an officer. At around 10:26 pm, Alaska State Troopers responded to a home in the Meadow Lakes area west of Wasilla for a welfare check.

The woman had made multiple 911 calls, prompting the trooper’s arrival at the residence to assess the situation. Troopers said the officer made contact with the woman at the front door and asked her several times to come outside unarmed.

Instead of complying, the woman raised what appeared to be a semiautomatic handgun and aimed it directly at the trooper. In response, the officer fired their weapon, striking the woman, who immediately collapsed and sustained life-threatening injuries, according to officials…

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