Pang Xiong, 49, was found shot to death on July 2, 2016, inside a Mountain View apartment in Anchorage, Alaska. Police and medics were called late that Saturday; when officers entered they discovered Xiong’s body and a gravely wounded 44-year-old man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Detectives identified the wounded man as Cher Lor, who lived with the victim. Two children, ages 10 and 15, were inside the apartment during the shooting but were not physically harmed. Neighbors told officers the couple shared the residence, and investigators treated the scene as a domestic murder that turned into an attempted suicide. Authorities reported the evidence indicated Cher Lor shot and killed Pang Xiong and then turned the gun on himself; because he was hospitalized in critical condition, no charges had been filed while detectives continued their work. Memorial listings later echoed the police account that the killing was committed by the victim’s partner, followed by his suicide attempt.

Did anyone in the Mountain View neighborhood have contact with Pang Xiong or Cher Lor in the days before July 2, 2016?