The man involved in the shooting death of a Seward woman, who escaped police custody and has been at large since last Wednesday, Sep. 25, was located by Alaska State Troopers this afternoon on K-Beach Road.
At approximately 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1, AST received a tip that a person matching the description of 55-year-old Seward resident Danny Lowry Jr. had been spotted in a black Ford F-150. Troopers responded immediately and were able to locate the pickup and Lowry at MP 18 of K-Beach, near the intersection of K-Beach and Murwood.
AST A-Detachment Commander, Captain Mike Zweifel, said in a text message that Lowry had been taken into custody without incident.
Just before 12:30 a.m. the morning of Wednesday, Sep. 25, Alaska State Troopers and Seward Police Department responded to the area of Balmat Street and Old Nash Road in Seward for reports that a female was unconscious after potentially being shot. Two adult males, including Lowry, were detained by responding law enforcement while officers provided emergency first-aid care to 51-year-old Seward resident Billie Cubley.
A firearm was recovered from Lowry as he was being detained. As law enforcement officers were providing first aid care to Cubley, Lowry escaped detainment and fled the area on foot. Law enforcement officers were not immediately able to locate Lowry, and a coordinated manhunt was initiated consisting of the Southern AST SWAT Team, Southcentral AST SWAT Team, and other Kenai-Peninsula area law enforcement officers.
Exhaustive search efforts for Lowry have been unsuccessful, and the SWAT Teams have demobilized from the Seward area while local law enforcement continues to search areas of interest for Lowry.
Cubley was declared deceased at a Seward area hospital after receiving a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Due to the circumstances, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation responded and began a thorough murder investigation into Cubley’s death. Based on their preliminary investigation, Troopers have determined that Cubley was likely struck by the bullet while Lowry was attempting to take the gun from Cubley after she threatened to shoot herself.
It is unclear why Lowry fled the scene after being detained by responding law enforcement. An Escape in the Fourth Degree arrest warrant has been requested for Lowry.
