Anchorage police officer shot in line of duty, expected to survive

An Alaska police officer was shot and seriously wounded while conducting a security check at an Anchorage park Wednesday night.

The officer was hospitalized and is expected to survive, Anchorage police said. 

A man suspected of eluding police pulled out a handgun after the Anchorage police officer and a partner made contact with him around 8 p.m. local time and allegedly fired on the officer at Centennial Campground, striking the officer. Both officers returned fire on the suspect. 

Anchorage police give an update on a shooting Wednesday evening that left an officer hospitalized. 
(Anchorage Police Department)

The man was shot multiple times and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Charges are forthcoming, the department said. 

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The entrance to Anchorage’s Centennial Park. 
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“Please keep our officer and his family in your prayers as he recovers,” the department said in a statement. 

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A building at Anchorage’s Centennial Park.
(Google Maps)

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The officers’ use of force is under investigation per protocol, police said.