Jerry R. Sales, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot late on the morning of December 16, 2019, outside the Holiday gas station at 4627 Mountain View Drive in Anchorage. Officers who responded around 10:12 a.m. found him with life-threatening gunshot wounds; despite attempts to save him, he died at the scene. Investigators said the violence appeared to follow an altercation in the station’s parking area, and police shut down a stretch of Mountain View Drive while seeking witnesses and video.

Family and friends gathered the next evening at the same corner for a candlelight vigil, honoring Sales as a father and brother with glow sticks and hand-lettered signs while authorities urged anyone with information to come forward. By the night of December 17, police had named 43-year-old Tierre Eady as a suspect and obtained a warrant charging first- and second-degree murder; officers later arrested Eady during a traffic stop and remanded him on the outstanding warrant. If anyone saw the December 16 incident or has information that could help, please share what is known with investigators.