Man Shot in Vicinity of East High School
3/4/2010 |
Contact: Lt. David Parker
907-786-8724
Police Department
On 3-4-10 at 1600 hours Anchorage Police officers responded to the emergency room of a local hospital to the report of a patient with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, they contacted 27 year old Anchorage resident Jesse Kern who presented with a gunshot wound to his right leg. Kern told officers that he had been walking on a bike path on the south side of Northern Lights Boulevard near East High School, when he encountered a group of about 6 Asian males. A male he described as Samoan or Asian took a long gun from a dark duffel bag and fired the weapon at Kern, striking him in the leg. He said that the suspect was 6’00” tall, weighed over 230 pounds, was wearing a black puffy North Face” jacket with a black hoody underneath, and black cargo pants.
Police are searching the area for evidence and witnesses. They request that any passers-by, or trail users who may have witnessed the shooting or may have seen the suspects, contact police immediately at 786-8900.