Donald Johnson, a 37-year-old Alaska Native from Unalakleet, was found dead inside his home on October 19, 2023, after a family member checked on him when phone calls went unanswered. Troopers arriving at the scene discovered him face-down and unresponsive; investigators later determined he had been killed by a gunshot wound and the Alaska Bureau of Investigation treated the case as a homicide.

Public dispatch records and regional reporting say officers were notified the evening of October 19 and quickly focused on the residence, where a relative found Johnson in a pool of blood. Within a week authorities arrested 31-year-old Allison Ivanoff of Unalakleet on charges tied to the shooting; charging documents alleged Ivanoff shot Johnson with a small-caliber rifle while intoxicated. Court proceedings were scheduled in Nome.

If anyone in Unalakleet or the Norton Sound area has information about Johnson, his movements that day, or the events leading up to October 19, please come forward.