Musa Njie, 23, was charged this week with four counts of murder for a January parking-lot shooting in downtown Anchorage that left one man dead and another wounded.
A warrant was issued Tuesday for Njie’s arrest, according to an online court database.
Police were called to the parking lot behind the Gaslight Lounge around 3:20 a.m. Jan. 28 and found two men shot in the torso, according to a criminal complaint filed in support of the charges. One of the men was transported to a hospital in stable condition, but Louis Talo, 21, died on scene. Detectives reviewed security footage and obtained a cellphone video that showed a verbal altercation between a group of people and Njie before shots were fired, according to the complaint. Witnesses described Njie to detectives, and they confirmed he was the man in the video through DMV and social media photographs, as well as photos obtained during an unrelated investigation, the complaint said.
Police were notified that Njie went to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport early on Jan. 31 and has fled, the complaint said. Two counts each of first- and second-degree murder were filed Tuesday against Njie, and court records show a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was not in custody by Friday.Tess Williams is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, focusing on breaking news and public safety. Before joining the ADN in 2019, she was a reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and previously helped cover the Nebraska Legislature for The Associated Press. Contact her at [email protected].
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