White/Caucasian male Gunnar Swan, 19, died on January 27, 2019, in Wasilla, Alaska. Public memorial and incident records identify him by name and age and place his death in Wasilla on that date.
In the early hours of that Sunday, Alaska State Troopers responded around 2:30 a.m. to a home in the Wasilla/Palmer area after reports of a shooting. Investigators said a handgun was pointed at the 19-year-old's neck and the trigger was pulled, with the single round proving fatal.
Troopers took Jordan Flowers into custody that day. He was initially charged with manslaughter and two counts of felony assault, held without bail, given a blood draw, and remanded to the Mat-Su pretrial facility as the case moved forward.
Records of the incident describe Swan and Flowers as friends, and note Flowers's arrest at the scene of the investigation. In subsequent proceedings, reporting indicated the case advanced on murder charges, with later court dates delayed as the community waited for resolution.
