Schools in Alaska are not yet on summer break, but teen violence has been the ramping up this spring in Southcentral Alaska.
On Thursday, three masked teens invaded a Muldoon neighborhood Boys and Girls Club, and physically attacked another youth, who is a member of the recreation center that is in Northeast Anchorage. During the attack, a weapon — said to be a firearm of some sort — fell from one of the suspect’s clothing, but was not discharged during the attack. It was picked up by one of the attackers who fled the scene with the other two.
The club was closed and is set to reopen on Monday, and police have not made any arrests in the investigation, which is ongoing.
On Friday evening, Wasilla Police Department officers were dispatched to the Valley Cinema, on Old Matanuska Road, after a stabbing had occurred inside the theater.
Police and Alaska State Troopers arrived and found that several teenagers had been involved in a fight. During the fight, one teenager was stabbed.
The suspect remained on scene and cooperated with officers, while the victim was transported to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. The victim later died of his injuries after being air-lifted to Providence Hospital, Wasilla Police reported.
This incident is being investigated as a homicide. Neither the suspect nor victim names are bring released, as they are both under the age of 18. Must Read Alaska has learned the victim was 15.
Last month, a gang of girls brutally beat a girl at Clark Middle School, causing multiple contusions in an incident that has focused attention on violence in Anchorage schools during school hours.
