On April 3, 1982, Trooper Roland Edgar "Skip" Chevalier Jr., a 33-year-old officer with the Alaska State Troopers, was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance at the Cleary Summit Ski Area near Fairbanks, Alaska. The incident involved a father, who was intoxicated and attempting to harm his mentally ill son. Upon hearing gunshots from inside the lodge, Trooper Chevalier immediately went outside to investigate. As he approached the son, he was shot in the heart with a .30-06 rifle
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