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Kenneth Phillip Defrancesco

Case from Anchor Point, AK dated Aug 28, 2022

Victim Details

Kenneth Defrancesco

Male

White / Caucasian

Anchor Point

AK

2022-08-28

80

Kenneth

Phillip Defrancesco

Self-Inflicted

07/17/2026

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A white man named Kenneth Defrancesco, age 80, died on August 28, 2022 in Anchor Point, Alaska, of what authorities classified as an accidental gunshot wound. He was found by a friend who had come to check on him after he failed to respond to text messages and phone calls during the day.

The Alaska State Troopers responded to a home on Shorebird Lane in Anchor Point, after being alerted to a reported death. From their investigation, it appeared that the fatal shot was discharged when a f ...
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  • Peninsula Clarion: Anchor Point man dies of unintentional gunshot wound | Peninsula Clarion
  • Kenneth Defrancesco, age 80 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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