Shooting that left woman dead in SUV was drug-related, police say

A woman found dead in a vehicle near downtown Anchorage late Monday was the victim of a drug-related shooting, police said in an alert Wednesday.

Officers found Salisa Loucks, 30, dead in a Jeep SUV in an alley on the 200 block of East 12th Avenue around 11:05 p.m., police said. She had been shot in the upper body, according to police.

Anchorage police spokesman MJ Thim previously said the people involved in the shooting were likely “acquainted in some way.”

Police have asked anyone with information, including surveillance video, to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 907-561-STOP.