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Woman shot, killed at Anchorage apartment; suspect detained
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Anchorage police have detained a man sought in connection with a Thanksgiving Day fatal shooting.
The 27-year-old suspect had not been formally charged as of early Friday.
Police shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday took a call regarding a shooting and responded to an apartment complex on McCarrey Street in northeast Anchorage.
Officers found an injured woman in one of the apartments. She had suffered a gunshot wound to her upper body.
Police say she was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and she later died. Her name was not immediately released.
Police identified a suspect and launched a search.
The suspect was taken into custody for questioning by officers in the area shortly after 8:30 p.m.
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