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/