Death by Cop- 2022
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Joshua Baert
Case # :413
Gender : Male
Age : 35
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : Edelweiss Drive
City : Wasilla
County : Matanuska-Susitna
State : Alaska
Agency : Alaska State Police
Officer(s) :Caleb Lloyd, Harrison McKenney, Andrew Wilkins
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted home invasion
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Troopers allege that they received the initial report of attempted home invasion by a man armed with an ax and a gun, demanding to see a person who was not at the home.Troopers wrote that Baert then fled into the nearby woodsand troopers began searching for him around the house with a helicopter operated by Alaska Wildlife Troopers. Baert was then located near Edelweiss Drive. Troopers allege that Baert began shooting and they shot and killed him.