Update—February 22, 2023

From the Attorney General’s Office:

Yesterday, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 29-year-old Miles Owen White for one count of murder in the first degree, two counts of murder in the second degree and one count of misconduct involving weapons in the third degree.  White has also been charged with one count of violating his conditions of release. The charges stem from an incident on Jan. 25, 2023, in the which the defendant is alleged to have shot and killed Elijah Anderson.

 If convicted at trial, White faces a sentence of up to 99 years imprisonment for the murder charges.

 At the time of the homicide, White was on conditions of release for the indicted offenses of burglary in the first degree and assault in the third degree.  In that case, the Court had removed a third-party custodian requirement over the State’s objection and placed White on electronic monitoring with the Anchorage Pre-Trial Enforcement Division. White is alleged to have removed his ankle monitor on Nov. 1, 2022, and a warrant for his arrest was issued on Nov. 7, 2022.  White has now been indicted for an additional count of escape in the third degree for the removal of his ankle monitor.

 These charges are only allegations and are not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial at which the prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Update—February 11, 2023

29-year-old Miles White has been arrested and charged with Murder 1, Murder 2 and MIW 3.

APD would like to give special thanks to the Alaska State Troopers with assisting in this case which led to the arrest of the suspect.

Update—January 27. 2023

The victim has been identified as 23-year old Elijah Anderson

Original—January 25, 2023

At 11:45 PM on January 25, 2023, officers assigned to Mid Shift Patrol responded to the 2300-block of Eureka Street in reference to shots fired.

 When officers arrived they found a deceased adult male victim with trauma to the upper body.

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

 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.

 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).  Police are currently following up on leads and there is no suspect information to release at this time.  The motive, and any relationship between the parties involved, is under investigation.

 APD Case: 23-2742