John Brittain, 34, was shot and killed in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood in the early morning hours of November 30, 2025. Police were called about a shooting at about 4:31 a.m. on the 1500 block of Lush Street; officers found a man with life-threatening upper-body injuries who was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The death was recorded as Anchorage’s 28th homicide of 2025.

Investigators canvassed the scene for witnesses and evidence and appealed to the public for help. As of early December 2025, no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests announced; the investigation remained active.

If anyone has information about what happened near the 1500 block of Lush Street on November 30, 2025, please come forward to assist investigators.