Corey Ahkivgak arrested for knife assault

At 3:17 PM on February 13, 2022, Anchorage Police responded to the Loussac Library at 3600 Denali Street regarding a stabbing.  Initial indications are that 32-year-old Corey L. Ahkivgak was sitting at a table in the lobby of the library when he abruptly stood up and ran towards a male and female who were near some bookshelves by the windows.  Ahkivgak stabbed the adult female in the upper body and then fled from the building on foot.  The adult female was transported to the hospital by medics for treatment of her injuries.  She is expected to survive.

A description of Ahkivgak was aired over the radio; multiple officers arrived and formed a perimeter.  A K9 track was conducted but was ultimately unsuccessful. Just before 5PM a swing shift officer saw a male, matching the suspect’s description, walking near E 36th Avenue and Cottonwood Street.  The officer gave the man commands and took him into custody at 4:58PM once backup units arrived.  Ahkivgak was positively identified as the suspect. 

While Ahkivgak was being transported to the Anchorage Police Department for questioning, he slipped his handcuffs from the back of his body to the front.  The officer pulled over, removed Ahkivgak from his patrol vehicle, re-cuffed Ahkivgak’s hands behind him, and then placed hobbles onto Ahkivgak’s legs to keep him from slipping the cuffs again.  While Ahkivgak was sitting in the interview room at APD HQ, he flipped over the table causing it to break. At the conclusion of the interview, Ahkivgak was remanded at the Anchorage Jail on the charges of Assault III, Violate Conditions of Release, Criminal Mischief IV (for the damage to the interview room), and Assault I.

There is no indication that Ahkivgak and the victim knew one another.  The motive for the attack is still under investigation.

APD Case 22-4989