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White/Caucasian male Richard James Carns, 40, was staying at a residence on the 1900-block of Orca Street in Anchorage when, just after dawn on February 19, 2002, the quiet of the house broke. Around 6 a.m., an intruder forced entry. Carns rose to confront the stranger and, in the narrow space of that home, a brief encounter turned lethal when the intruder drew a gun and opened fire. Carns was shot and died at the scene, the morning still blue with winter light as police and medics arrived. ...Read More
White/Caucasian male Richard James Carns, 40, was staying at a residence on the 1900-block of Orca Street in Anchorage when, just after dawn on February 19, 2002, the quiet of the house broke. Around 6 a.m., an intruder forced entry. Carns rose to confront the stranger and, in the narrow space of that home, a brief encounter turned lethal when the intruder drew a gun and opened fire. Carns was shot and died at the scene, the morning still blue with winter light as police and medics arrived. ...Read More
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Richard James Carns
December 14, 2022
Male
White / Caucasian
Anchorage
AK
2002-02-19
2002-02-19
40
Richard
Carns
11/08/2025
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