A 27-year-old White / Caucasian male, Brian DeWilde Simpson Jr., was fatally shot in Anchorage, Alaska, on February 21, 2021. He was found in a residence after someone called the police at about 2:00 a.m. from Joyce Drive, reporting that someone had been shot. When officers arrived, they discovered him in the living room with a gunshot wound.
Brian DeWilde Simpson Jr. was born on August 30, 1993.
He was remembered by those who knew him as outgoing, artistic, funny, and a “man of many trades,” someone unique and deeply missed by family and friends.
In the aftermath of his death, a man from Fairbanks was charged in connection with the shooting. Initially, that charge was for manslaughter.
In mid-2025, that Fairbanks man was convicted and sentenced to **35 years** in prison for the fatal shooting of Brian DeWilde Simpson Jr.
