After discovering a dead man with a gunshot wound in his head at an Aniak man’s home last weekend, Alaska State Troopers have now located the home’s resident, also dead.
Troopers found 57-year-old Tommy Tom of Aniak after four days of searching. Trooper spokesperson Megan Peters said Tom was found Thursday around noon in the woods near a trail used by heavy machinery in the village.
“Mr. Tom was located behind a tree which was not visible from the air or from the trail. It appears he was not dressed for the weather, and it looks like he tried to start a small campfire, it doesn’t look like his body has been disturbed at all,” said Peters.
Troopers are investigating both deaths. They identified the other dead man as 32-year-old Clarence Cutter of Aniak.
Officials in Russian Mission issued a community wide lockdown on Sunday after hearing reports of someone heading to their village for refuge after killing someone in Aniak. The lockdown was lifted Monday evening.
Tom’s body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner office for autopsy.
