Krystofer Encabo, 35, was fatally shot in Anchorage on November 23, 2024. Police say officers responded about 1:41 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 4300 block of San Ernesto Avenue and found Encabo with gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was taken to a hospital and died soon afterward. Investigators described the shooting as not random and as an isolated incident; officers completed next-of-kin notifications and the scene was processed under case numbers 24-36496 and 24-36499.

An 18-year-old, Santino Arce Figueroa, was identified and arrested in connection with the shooting and charged with second-degree murder. According to statements noted by investigators, Figueroa alleged someone in Encabo’s apartment had stolen money from his girlfriend, that he obtained a gun intending to light the place up, and later claimed he fired in self-defense. A grand jury later returned indictments including first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, and tampering with physical evidence; court appearances were scheduled.

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