April 16, 2019 - 12:31 PM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Latest on double homicide in Seward (all times local):
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11:25 a.m.
Alaska authorities say a 30-year-old Seward man charged with two counts of first-degree murder told officers he fatally shot two men inside their van after an argument broke out when he told them to leave.
Joseph Chandler Jr. is being held without bail in the Monday shootings that left 28-year-old Dustin Marx and 40-year-old Michael White dead.
An Alaska State Trooper says in a court affidavit that Chandler told him the Seward men were "not supposed to be on the property."
The trooper, John King, said Chandler indicated he drew his gun after Marx said he eventually would kill him.
No attorney is listed for Chandler in online court records.
The affidavit says Chandler called troopers shortly after 6 p.m. Monday to report he shot and killed the men.
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7:30 a.m.
A 30-year-old Seward man is being held on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two men.
Alaska State Troopers say Joseph Chandler shot and killed the men Monday.
Twenty-eight-year-old Dustin Marx and 40-year-old Michael White died.
Troopers say the shooting occurred after a confrontation between the men. Troopers took a call on the shootings shortly after 6 p.m.
Troopers released few other details about the case.
Chandler was jailed in Seward and held without bail.
He had not been arraigned Tuesday morning and it's unclear whether he is represented by an attorney.
News from © The Associated Press, 2019