John Brittain

In the early morning hours of November 30, 2025, the life of 34-year-old John Brittain was tragically cut short in Anchorage, Alaska. The fatal encounter unfolded in the Fairview neighborhood, a community that would become the backdrop for the city's 28th homicide of the year. It was a violent end to a life that had seen previous encounters with the justice system. A decade earlier, a John Fred Brittain of the same approximate age was federally indicted for his role in a local mail theft ring, t ...

Man killed in Fairview area shooting

Anchorage sees 28th homicide for 2025