Anchorage police say two officers exchanged gunfire late Wednesday night with a man at an East Anchorage campground where hundreds of homeless people are camping, sending the man and one officer to a hospital.
Tents at Centennial Campground last week, soon after the area was repurposed into a place for people who are homeless to camp legally and for free.
The officers shot the man multiple times, and one of the officers was shot. Both the officer and the suspect were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive. The police statement says charges are expected to be filed against the man, who has not been publicly identified. The state Office of Special Prosecutions will review the officers’ use of force to determine whether it was justified.