Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Sean Case
“The subject was seen in the window and pointing the gun in the direction of officers as well as the school.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Sean Case
“We established containment on the vehicle. We evacuated the majority of the occupants. We contacted the school that was across the street and advised them of the incident so that they would stay inside the school. We established that two felony crimes had been committed.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Sean Case
“We had the right personnel, we had the right equipment, we had containment, we had communication, evacuation. And like so many times, we've had calls like this in the past that have ended in a safe resolution and taking the individual into custody. Sometimes you just can't control everything.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Sean Case
“In this case, we had a suicidal intoxicated individual that made a decision that put the public at risk.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Chris Adam
“Um, at what point was this person shot? It sounds like it might have been after they pointed a gun out the window at the school across the street and officers, but was that when the officer took the shot?”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Sean Case
“Both of them were weapons offense, fear assault with a gun. One for the caller that was a staff member, and one for another staff member that was in the residence.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Sean Case
“I can tell you that within close proximity of when the officer fired a round was when the individual was pointing a gun out the window. This was in a third-story window and officers were outside on ground level.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Sean Case
“Earlier this afternoon at approximately 1:34, we received a call from the Adelaide, which is a multi-unit living facility at 9th and Cordova. Regarding an intoxicated adult female threatening suicide by gun.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Sean Case
“We had on-duty SWAT members immediately respond with special equipment that they have available to them. We also initiated a full-team SWAT call-out for the incident, and we got a lot of equipment and individuals on scene besides our Mobile Intervention Team and our crisis negotiators.”Anchorage Police: OIS Press Conference August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026