Four men shot on Spenard Road were walking when someone fired, police say

Four men were shot early Sept. 26 after someone opened fire on a group walking in the 2400 block of Spenard Road, according to an updated Anchorage Police Department notice.

Officers responded around 3 a.m. that Saturday and found four adult men with gunshot wounds. All four were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said, citing a preliminary investigation.

The notice does not identify the shooter or the victims, and police reported no arrests. Police asked anyone with information who has not already spoken to officers to call police dispatch at 3-1-1.

A separate shooting about 8:58 p.m. Sept. 29 in the 600 block of C Street left an adult man with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and life-threatening injuries, according to a second police notice posted Oct. 1. Police said that case remains under investigation and no arrests have been made. Tips go to 3-1-1 or (907) 786-8900. The case number is 26-25723. Police have not said whether the two shootings are connected.

Both accounts come from police alone.