On April 15, 2022, Anchorage police conducted a welfare check at a residence on Resurrection Drive, where they discovered the bodies of 35-year-old nurse Raechyl Blackshear and her 14-year-old daughter, Jayla. Both had sustained fatal shotgun wounds. The investigation quickly identified Raechyl's husband, 39-year-old former correctional officer Jalonni Blackshear, as a person of interest.
Prior to the homicides, on March 30, Jayla reported to authorities that she had been sexually abuse
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