Alden Gerald Walker Sr., a 71-year-old Alaskan Native, was shot and killed on May 25, 2021 while on a boat in Holy Cross, Alaska. Investigators treated his 34-year-old son, Devyn Walker, as the suspect in the killing. After the shooting, Devyn fled to a residence in Holy Cross and barricaded himself, prompting a nearly 24-hour standoff involving Bethel troopers, the Alaska State Troopers’ Crisis Negotiation Team, Special Emergency Reaction Team, and the Alaska Bureau of Investigations.

During the standoff Devyn fired a gun in the direction of law enforcement; no officers were injured. On the evening of May 26 officers entered the residence, a trooper fired their service weapon, and Devyn Walker was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound. It has not been publicly confirmed whether his death resulted directly from that trooper’s shot; the state medical examiner was asked to determine the official cause of death and findings were to be submitted to the Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions.

Did anyone in Holy Cross know Alden Walker or his family and have information about what led to the shooting?