Davon Marquece Dodge was 19 when he and another 19-year-old, Daniel L. Bender Jr., were both shot and killed during an attempted firearm transaction on December 9, 2018, in a residential area on West 29th Avenue on Anchorage’s west side. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire about 5:10 p.m.; when police arrived they found one man inside a truck parked on the street and the other outside. Both died of gunshot wounds.

Investigators initially treated the incident as a double homicide but the preliminary investigation concluded each man had shot the other during the dispute. A person briefly detained after police stopped a vehicle in the area was later released and was not involved. Detectives said no additional suspects were being pursued and no arrests were made because only the two deceased were determined to have been directly involved.

If anyone knew either victim or witnessed the meeting that afternoon, please share what you know with Anchorage police.