The man accused of shooting an Anchorage police officer at Centennial Campground faces charges of attempted murder and assault: Both the officer and the suspect, who was also shot, are expected to survive their injuries.
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting in Centennial Park Campground Wednesday evening, July 20, 2022. in East Anchorage on Wednesday night, spurring chaos and fear at the area that has been sanctioned to house residents experiencing homelessness.
Two uniformed police officers were patrolling the campground in separate marked department vehicles just before 8 p.m. when they noticed a parked truck matching the description of a vehicle that had eluded law enforcement on Tuesday, according to aThe officers got out of their vehicles to investigate and saw Gali near the truck, the charges said. Officers ordered him to stop, but he ignored the commands, walked toward a Chrysler minivan and got into the front passenger seat, Shorey wrote.
Evidence markers are placed around the scene of a shooting in Centennial Park campground in Anchorage, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Neither officer had been interviewed by detectives and the investigation into the shooting and the officers’ response “remains incomplete,” the charges said. The officers who fired their guns were placed on administrative leave and will be publicly identified three days after the shooting, according to police department policy.Gali was still hospitalized as of Thursday, but police said he will be remanded to the Anchorage Correctional Complex upon discharge.
Gali was arrested a week later when police said officers responded to a call about him standing outside and yelling. Both he and Muasau were charged in the shooting -- the highest count, for felony first-degree assault, could be punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment. Campers and volunteers throughout the campground described hearing a barrage of shots ringing out throughout the park as the violence unfolded.
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