Daniel Acker, 28, was shot and killed on June 28, 2022, at Taku Lake Park in Anchorage. He had been fishing with his wife and a friend when 19-year-old Teathloch J. Chan approached and asked for a cigarette. An altercation followed; Chan allegedly assaulted Acker’s friend, and when Acker and the friend chased Chan into the parking lot, Chan produced a firearm and shot Acker, who died at the scene.

Chan fled on foot but was later found hiding in a dumpster on King Arthur Court and taken into custody by Anchorage Police Department officers. An Anchorage grand jury indicted Chan on July 8, 2022, on multiple counts including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, tampering with evidence, and third-degree assault. Bail was set at $250,000 cash performance with conditions including a court-approved third-party custodian and house arrest.

This began as a brief exchange and ended in a fatal shooting that devastated family and the community. Anyone with information about what happened at Taku Lake Park that day is asked to come forward.