Thomas Williams was 18 when he was shot to death on June 2, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. The shooting occurred in the woods off the Chester Creek Trail west of Sullivan Arena and the Mulcahy Ball Fields after an evening altercation among a group of young people near the sports fields spilled into the thicketed area. Dispatchers received calls about gunfire around 6:25 p.m., and officers found two youths with multiple gunshot wounds; Williams was mortally injured and a second juvenile suffered life-threatening injuries but survived.

Police closed trail access points and called in homicide detectives and a crime-scene team. Within days detectives detained a 12-year-old boy believed to be the gunman; by June 5 he had been arrested, transported to McLaughlin Youth Center, and his case was forwarded to the Division of Juvenile Justice. The juvenile’s name was not released and no adult charges were announced.

If anyone was at the Chester Creek Trail or the Mulcahy Ball Fields that evening and has information, please come forward.