Crime & Safety
Alaska Teen Shoots, Kills 3 Siblings, Turns Gun On Self: Police
State troopers say a 15-year-old boy shot three of his siblings ages 5, 8 and 17, in the Skyridge Drive Subdivision, then took his own life.
FOX, AK — Four siblings were found dead inside an Alaska home with gunshot wounds, and state troopers believe one of the children killed the other three, then turned the gun on himself.
Alaska State Troopers were called for a shooting in the Skyridge Drive Subdivision around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, KTUU reported. Four children were found dead with gunshot wounds inside the home. State troopers said they believe a 15-year-old boy shot three of his siblings — ages 5, 8 and 17 — then took his own life.
Three other siblings under age 7 were not harmed, state police said. Troopers said the parents of the children were not home when the incident unfolded.
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Skyridge Drive is about 6 miles north of Fairbanks.
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