Wasilla: Convicted felon with 3 warrants arrested after shooting

A man was shot in Wasilla early Saturday, and troopers say the suspect was a convicted felon carrying a 9mm handgun despite three outstanding warrants and a legal prohibition on possessing it.

Alaska State Troopers responded at approximately 1:43 a.m. and found a male victim with a gunshot wound. Investigation identified Christian Schaffer, 25, as the shooter. Under Alaska law, a person previously convicted of a felony is generally prohibited from possessing a concealable firearm, which underlies the weapons charge Schaffer now faces alongside the assault count.

Record checks showed Schaffer had one active felony warrant and two active misdemeanor warrants before the shooting. Troopers charged him with Misconduct Involving a Weapon in the Third Degree, a class C felony, and Assault in the First Degree, a class A felony. The victim's condition has not been publicly disclosed. All charges are accusations. Schaffer is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

The arrest is documented in Alaska State Troopers daily dispatch AK26057818, posted by the Department of Public Safety at 6:24 a.m. on June 20, 2026, and is publicly available through the department's daily dispatch system.