Homicide; Walgreens parking lot at 4353 Lake Otis Parkway

Update on 2/7/15:

Anchorage police have arrested and charged 18-year-old Keiara Reynaud in connection to the robbery and fatal shooting of 18-year-old Charles Gustav Steinhilpert III at the Walgreens Tudor parking lot on Sunday, January 25, 2015. Reynaud has been charged with Murder 2 and Robbery 1; he was remanded to the Anchorage Jail.

This case remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact police at 786-8900 or to submit a crime tip anonymously please call Anchorage Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP.

Original Release:

Anchorage Police responded to a shooting that occurred in the parking lot of the Walgreens located at the intersection of Lake Otis and Tudor Road at about 8:39 PM on January 25, 2015. According to witnesses the victim,18-year-old Charles Gustav Steinhilpert III, and the shooting suspect, a 14-year-old male, agreed to meet at the Walgreens to conduct a drug deal. During the transaction, the suspect and the victim got into an altercation that ended when the suspect produced a gun and fired it once, striking the victim who was sitting in the vehicle. Friends drove the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead about 20 minutes after the shooting. Next of kin have been notified.

Detectives have detained the 14-year-old suspect in connection with the shooting. Because of his age, he will be referred to Division of Juvenile Justice for potential delinquency proceedings. Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to call police at 786-8900.

This incident marks the first homicide of 2015.

Case: 15-3543