Incident

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5-01-2014 Alaska Tanana 2-2

Location

May 01, 2014

Tanana, Alaska

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Sergeant Patrick Scott Johnson
Age: 45
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Trooper Gabriel Lenox Rich
Age: 26
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Nathaniel Lee Kangas
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Arvin Kangas
Age: 59
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed

Notes

2mvk state troopers killed by son Nathaniel with assault rifle, father Arvin threatened with shotgun as troopers drove by previous day, evidence tampering

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Shotgun

Type: Rifle

Sources

URL: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/us/alaska-state-troopers-killed/

URL: http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/father-son-arrested-in-connection-with-deaths-of-alaska-state/article_d2df467a-d22a-11

URL: http://www.adn.com/article/20150421/suspect-tampered-guns-troopers-slain-tanana-investigators-testify

URL: https://www.odmp.org/officer/22067-sergeant-patrick-scott-johnson

URL: https://www.odmp.org/officer/22066-trooper-gabriel-lenox-rich

District

Congressional District: 0
State Senate District: C
State House District: 6