Crime & Courts

Woman killed 3-year-old boy, then herself in Anchorage home, police say

A woman killed a 3-year-old boy before taking her own life in a Northeast Anchorage home, Anchorage police said on Monday.

Officers were called to the 6100 block of Winding Way at 6:35 p.m. Friday because a woman and child were found dead inside a home, police wrote in a statement.

“Initial indications are that 29-year-old Jeannie Lowther took the life of a three-year-old male family member before taking her own life,” the statement said.

Police did not identify the child. Limited information was immediately available about the deaths.

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