Update on 12/23/16:

At 3:27 PM on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, Anchorage Police received a call from a hospital that a male with a gunshot wound had been dropped off by a female who was driving a Volkswagen.  The male, 24-year-old Travonne Tyki Ward, was declared deceased a short time later.  After police arrived at the hospital, an officer saw a Volkswagen in the hospital’s parking lot which matched the description of the vehicle that had dropped off the victim.  Police contacted the female driver and brought her to APD for questioning.

During the course of the investigation it was discovered that Ward, the female, 19-year-old Richard E Helme, and one other person had been inside the Volkswagen at Alaska Laser Wash at 5500 Lake Otis Parkway.  Helme fired a handgun and the bullet struck Ward in the head.  Both Helme and the other passenger immediately exited the vehicle and ran from the area on foot.  The female drove Ward to the hospital.

On December 23, 2016, APD Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Helme for Manslaughter, Tampering with Evidence, and Misconduct Involving a Weapon III.  Helme was arrested shortly thereafter without incident and incarcerated at the Anchorage Jail; bail will be set at arraignment.

Update on 12/14/16:

Blake McBirney has contacted police and is speaking with them.

Original:

Anchorage police are trying to locate a person of interest in a death investigation. Police are looking for 18-year-old Blake Russell McBirney. McBirney is a white male, 6’, 160 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts or how to get a hold of him is asked to contact APD Detective Estes at 907-786-8572.

APD Case 16-51909