Press Release

Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Anchorage

November 26, 2024

(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions completed its review of an officer-involved shooting from Sept. 29, 2024, involving James Afuvai and Anchorage Police Department Sergeant James Dokken.

The review letter was issued to Anchorage Police Department Chief Sean Case. The review determined that Sgt. Dokken was legally justified in his use of deadly force against Mr. Afuvai.

CONTACT: Chief Assistant Attorney General Jenna Gruenstein, at (907) 269-6250 or jenna.gruenstein@alaska.gov.

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Department Media Contact: Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.

Due to resource constraints, we no longer post links to referenced records. Records filed in a federal court are readily available at Docket Search or PACER, and records filed in a State of Alaska court are readily available from the Alaska Court System (Trial Courts - Alaska Court System and Search for an Appellate Case). Contact Sam Curtis to request a referenced record that is not readily available from a court or on the internet, or contact law.recordsrequest@alaska.gov to submit a formal Alaska Public Records Act request.