He s identified as Jessie Peter.
Troopers received a call just before 9:30 Saturday evening that Peter was causing a disturbance with hotel staff at the La Quinta Inn in Fairbanks.
The disturbance turned physical and Peter brandished a firearm and began firing it inside of the building.
Peter left the building before law enforcement arrived and began firing the handgun while walking down Dale Road where he was located by officers.
A Trooper dispatch says Peter ignored verbal commands from law enforcement while reloading his handgun and pointed it at officers. The dispatch says multiple officers fired their service weapons. Peter was declared deceased at the scene. None of the officers were injured.
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