Kenai Standoff With Authorities Results In Suspect Taking Own Life

Author: Anthony Moore |

In the afternoon of Thursday, September 8, Kenai Police Officers attempted to arrest 40-year-old John S. Evans of Kenai at a residence near 5th Avenue in Kenai.

 

According to a KPD Press Release, Evans was being sought for failure to register as a sex offender and two outstanding Alaska State Trooper arrest warrants. Evans fled to his crawl space armed with a firearm in order to avoid arrest. Nearby residents on 5th Avenue were evacuated by arresting officers, in addition to part of the street being closed down during the incident.

 

Additionally, the Alaska State Trooper’s Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) responded to the scene to assist in the arrest of Evans.

 

Officers negotiated with Evans for hours to try and secure his surrender, until he no longer communicated with officers. When the SERT team eventually made entry and searched the home, Evans was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound.

 

The body is being transferred to the Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office, and next of kin have been notified.

 

No other information is known at this time.

Author: Anthony Moore

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