34 homicides and no clear solution in Anchorage

Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley addresses reporters during a brief press conference in July 2016. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)
It’s been a deadly year in Alaska’s largest city, with 34 homicide victims so far — more than in any previous year on record.
It comes on the heels of 2015, which also saw an exceptionally high number of violent deaths. But without any single factor responsible for the surge in homicides, there’s no clear solution to the pro