Officers involved in Centennial Park shooting identified

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The two officers who fired their weapons Wednesday evening at the Centennial Park campground have been identified as Officer Kevin Morris and Officer Carter Mayes. Morris has been with the Anchorage Police Department for one year, while Mayes is a three-year veteran.

On Wednesday, the two officers were conducting a routine safety check at the campground when they came across Iese Gali, Jr., who they say was a suspect of an earlier eluding.

Police say the officers attempted to contact Gali, but he ignored them and walked away. According to police, officers went “hands-on” to remove Gali from the passenger seat of a minivan.

Police say Gali produced a handgun and fired on officers. The officers returned fire, according to the department.

One of the two officers — identified in charging documents as “K.M.” — was shot, as was Gali. Both were taken to local hospitals. There is no word on their current conditions, although both were initially listed as sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.

Gali is being charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, third-degree assault and third-degree misconduct involving a weapon. He is being held under a $1 million cash bond.

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