On January 11, 2021, 19-year-old Malik Ulysses Kelly was shot in the early morning hours in Anchorage, Alaska. Police were called at about 1:50 a.m. to the 5900-block of East 6th Avenue after reports of multiple gunshots. Officers found Malik outside with at least one gunshot wound to the upper body; he was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. The case number was 21-1075.

Malik was a 2020 graduate of East Anchorage High School and had played on the school’s basketball team, a talent noted from junior high. Family and friends remembered him for his gentleness and his love of the game; online memorials collected condolences and photos. Police asked the public for tips and reported no suspect information at the time; listings later noted the case as unsolved.

If anyone in Anchorage saw or heard anything on East 6th Avenue around 1:50 a.m. on January 11, 2021, or has surveillance footage or tips, please come forward.