Sentwali Howard, 30, was shot and killed in midtown Anchorage in the early hours of February 15, 2015. Around 3:00 a.m. he and a 33-year-old acquaintance, Terrance Jermaine Beasley, entered the Holiday convenience store near Old Seward Highway and Tudor Road. A brief argument inside led the two men back outside; witnesses then saw Beasley draw a handgun and fire multiple rounds after they crossed Tudor Road. Officers found Howard down on the west side of 822 E.

45th Avenue with gunshot wounds to the chest and stomach; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead around 6:00 a.m. that morning. A K-9 track led police to the Parkwood Inn on Juneau Street where Beasley was encountered exiting an apartment; a short standoff ended peacefully. Detectives charged Beasley the following day with second-degree murder and third-degree weapons misconduct as a felon in possession. Howard, born April 24, 1984, was later remembered at services at Shiloh Baptist Church and buried at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery.

If anyone knew Sentwali Howard or witnessed events near Tudor Road that night, please share what might help clarify what happened.