Police charged an Anchorage man with murder on Sunday after discovering a victim dead from a stab wound inside a West Anchorage apartment. Authorities arrested 33 year old Cecil A. Skipper and charged him with first-degree murder. Officers apprehended Skipper at the scene, a residence on West 32nd Avenue near Turnagain Street. According to an official police statement released online, Skipper directly reported the incident to dispatch.
Skipper cooperated with the authorities orders to vacate the flat as soon as they arrived on the scene. State court records indicate that, as of Sunday night, authorities had not yet submitted the required paperwork to formally file charges. Determining the cause of the attack and the extent of Skipper’s relationship with the victim remain the investigation’s objectives. These details are crucial to piecing together the events leading up to this terrible ending.
Police had declared earlier on Sunday that they were looking into a fatality that had occurred at the West Anchorage apartment complex. The discovery of the unidentified man’s body prompted the inquiry to focus on the apartment located in the 2700 block of West 32nd Avenue. Authorities are still holding the Anchorage man charged with murder while the inquiry continues. They expect to release more information soon.
This news story was originally published by Anchorage Daily News.
