Update 06/02/23 at 11:30AM:

The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Juan Wright

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Police Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1) or (907)786-8900 (option #0). To provide a tip anonymously, please call Anchorage Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP or submit a tip online at www.anchoragecrimestoppers.com. 

Update 5:10PM:

This death is now being investigated as a homicide. No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing.

The victim’s identity will be released once next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Original:

At 11:10 AM on May 31, 2022, officers assigned to Day Shift Patrol responded to the 7800-Block of Campbell Airstrip Road in reference to a person found deceased by a passerby.

When officers arrived they found a deceased person.

The Crime Scene Team has responded to process the scene.  Please avoid the area and follow the officers’ instructions if you need to be in the vicinity. No roads have been closed.

 There have been no arrests at this time. Anyone with information regarding this incident, to include surveillance footage of the area, is asked to contact Police Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1) or (907)786-8900 (option #0). 

 APD Case: 23-17567