No arrests as search for suspects continues in three Anchorage shootings over two days

Police said Tuesday they were still looking for the suspects involved in three separate shootings Sunday and Monday that left four people injured in East Anchorage neighborhoods.

Police said they were still investigating whether there’s any connection between the shootings.

The most recent incident Monday afternoon on North Lane Street in Mountain View involved two people who knew each other, police said in an update Tuesday.

A man fired at another man, shooting him at least once, and then gave chase when the man fled, police said. The wounded man ran into an apartment and the shooter fired again from outside, wounding a child inside the unit, they said. The injured man did not know the people in the apartment, police said.

Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman Renee Oistad said in an email Tuesday that she could not provide an update on the condition of the victims but said both had so far survived their injuries.

A search continues for the suspect in that shooting, she said, adding that details of that effort “will not be released.” She also said police would not release a suspect description. Police on Monday mounted a large, visible response to the shooting with numerous units including SWAT and a crisis negotiation team. Officers set up a perimeter around Davis Park.

Police said they were also still searching for the suspects involved in Sunday’s shootings.

Two people walking in two different areas in East Anchorage about 2 1/2 hours apart Sunday evening reported being shot by someone they couldn’t see, police said. Both were transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries described as not life-threatening.

The first report came in just after 9 p.m. and involved a woman in the area of Creekside Park on East Sixth Avenue shot once in the upper body, police said. Just after 11:30 p.m., another report of a shooting came in from the 700 block of South Pine Street near Russian Jack Springs Park.

Oistad replied “Under investigation” when asked a number of questions Tuesday, including whether the shootings Monday and Sunday were connected, whether Sunday’s victims were specifically targeted or random, or whether the two Sunday shootings were related.

She said there was “no known safety threat” when asked about public safety concerns. “Should that change, we will notify the public,” Oistad wrote.

Police ask anyone with information to call police dispatch at 311 (option 1) or 907-786-8900 (option 0). Anonymous tips can be left at anchoragecrimestoppers.com.