Police were responding to a report of shots fired when a man “fired his weapon through the front door at officers,” then barricaded himself inside a Midtown Anchorage residence for hours, according to APD.
A man who fired at officers at the start of an hourslong standoff Friday in Midtown Anchorage was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and assault, police said.
Skinner “was uncooperative and then barricaded himself inside the residence for several hours; SWAT and Crisis Negotiators responded to the scene,” police said. Negotiators tried contacting Skinner, without success, and SWAT started “making announcements to include less lethal and gas warnings” once police obtained a warrant for Skinner’s arrest, according to police.
Officers took Skinner into custody. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of the dog bite, then detectives questioned him at the police department, according to APD.