Death by Cop 2022-2024
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James V. Afuvai
Gender : Male
Age : 24
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 09/29/2024
Location : 500 block of N. Park Street
City : Anchorage
County : Anchorage
State : Alaska
Agency : Anchorage Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An Anchorage PD officer arrived at a mental health call involving a man with a knife. Police alleged that the man walked toward him with a knife, and the officer shot and killed him. Afuvai is the second Samoan native shot and killed by Anchorage PD within 6 weeks.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/09/30/1-dead-anchorage-officer-involved-shooting/
