On the morning of February 1, 2016, Alaska State Troopers responded to reports of gunfire at a home on Autumn Lane in the Meadow Lakes area outside Wasilla. Inside the residence they found 10-year-old Dean Millard and his 40-year-old mother, Renee Millard, both dead of gunshot wounds. The initial 911 call came from another juvenile who lived at the home, and troopers treated the scene as a homicide.

By the evening of February 2, troopers announced a juvenile had been taken into custody and transferred to the Division of Juvenile Justice; Alaska law prevented release of the suspect’s name and subsequent case details were kept confidential. Authorities told the public there was no broader threat to the community, and responders accounted for the 911 caller and secured the neighborhood. A family dog was taken into protective custody and later reclaimed.

If anyone knew Dean, his family, or was in Meadow Lakes that morning, please share what you remember or any information that could help clarify what happened.