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Alaska troopers standoff continues at Hoonah

The Columbian
Published: August 29, 2010, 12:00am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spokeswoman for Alaska State Troopers says the standoff continues Monday at the village of Hoonah where a gunman killed two local lawmen.

Spokeswoman Megan Peters says no further information will be released until the situation ends. She says, “We want a peaceful resolution.”

Two Hoonah police officers were ambushed late Saturday, and the suspect, 45-year-old John Marvin Jr., barricaded himself in his home.

Hoonah is on an island about 40 miles west of Juneau.

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