Justin Labrado, a 51-year-old White man, was fatally shot in his home in the remote community of Point Lay, Alaska, on January 9, 2022. North Slope Borough police were called about 4:20 p.m.; officers found Labrado with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Point Lay is about 300 miles southwest of Utqiagvik on the North Slope, where the borough police serve as the local law enforcement agency.

Authorities identified a suspect soon after the shooting. Leefisher Tukrook, 27, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder; he was arraigned the following Tuesday with bail set at $500,000, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for February 10 at the Utqiagvik courthouse. If anyone knew Justin, his movements in Point Lay, or has information about the events of January 9, please share what is known.