Firefighters responding to a report of an injury caused by an exploding phone charger at the main library in Fairbanks found a different reason for the injury: a gunshot.
Fairbanks police say an 18-year-old man was struck in the arm by a bullet that ricocheted inside Noel Wien Library.
The injured man had been seated at a table working on his laptop. Witnesses report hearing a possible shot.
Police say a bullet struck a wall and access panel before passing through the man’s right forearm.
No gun was seen and the man had not been in a fight with anyone.
The man was treated at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Police recovered the bullet.
Police want to talk to a man who had been sitting across from the injured man.
