Daniel L. Bender Jr. was 19 when he and 19-year-old Davon M. Dodge were found dead near a vehicle on West 29th Avenue in Anchorage on December 9, 2018. Police say the two had met inside a truck to discuss a firearm transaction; an argument broke out and both men shot each other, each dying of their wounds. Authorities treated the deaths as a double homicide and described the incident as apparently isolated, with no other suspects sought at that time.

The killings were recorded as the 28th homicide in Anchorage for 2018, keeping the city on edge after a record 35 homicides in 2017. Few additional public details about the meeting or what led to the fatal exchange have been released. Does anyone who knew Daniel, Davon, or their associates have information about the firearm transaction or the events that led to that night?