Daniel Arthur Galloway was a forty‑nine‑year‑old white male from the Soldotna area who died on January 22, 2017 at his home in Kasilof, Alaska. He was living in the Soldotna area at the time of the fatal incident. He had made Alaska his home for about thirty years, residing previously in Nikiski and then Kasilof. His life reflected broad interests—he delighted in working on vehicles, flew and tinkered with remote‑controlled planes, cars, and helicopters, and found joy in woodworking and welding. Time on the water and fishing were among his greatest pleasures. He was a devoted father and grandfather, and his family remembered him as the happiest‑go‑lucky person they had ever known—always putting others first, turning adversity into bright memories, greeting life with laughter and a ready smile.
On that Sunday evening in late January 2017, a home invasion turned tragically violent. Just before 9 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to reports of forced entry and a shooting at Daniel Arthur Galloway's residence. They arrived to find the forty‑nine‑year‑old white male critically wounded from gunshot injuries. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later succumbed to those injuries. An autopsy confirmed that he had died from gunshot wounds. Authorities treated the incident as a homicide and transferred the case to the Alaska Bureau of Investigation for further handling and follow‑up.
For years, the circumstances remained under investigation until a criminal case finally reached trial. In April 2025, following a comprehensive 21‑day trial and testimony from 29 witnesses, a Kenai jury found two men—both age 41 at the time of trial—guilty of second‑degree murder for the fatal shooting of the forty‑nine‑year‑old white male during an armed robbery inside his home. One of the two defendants had a prior acquaintance with another occupant of the home, a twenty‑seven‑year‑old woman who survived despite being shot three times. She was able to identify one of the armed intruders as that acquaintance. Further evidence included a forensic match between an AK‑47 recovered at one defendant's residence and shell casings and bullets from the crime scene, along with cell‑site location information placing that defendant in the Soldotna area that night. The jury convicted both men on most charges, though some could not produce unanimous verdicts; those remaining counts are scheduled for retrial in January 2026. Sentencing for second‑degree murder could range from fifteen to ninety‑nine years.
