Press Release

Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting

July 31, 2024

(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting. This concerns the May 13, 2024 shooting of Kristopher Handy by Anchorage Police Department Sergeant Noel Senoran, Officer Jason Stineman, Officer Jacob Ostolaza, and Officer Jacob Jones.

The investigation concluded that the officers were legally justified in their use of deadly force. The Anchorage Police Department and Mr. Handy’s family have been notified of this decision.

CONTACT: Senior Assistant Attorney General John Darnall, at (907) 269-6250 or john.darnall@alaska.gov.

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Department Media Contacts: Communications Director Patty Sullivan at patty.sullivan@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6368. Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.