INFORMATION RELEASE

***** Update 12/5 @ 11:45 AM *****

The investigation revealed that one shot was fired during the incident. The two JPD officers involved in the incident were Sergeant Chris Gifford, who fired the one shot, and Officer Darin Schultz. Sergeant Gifford has worked for JPD for over 16 years and has over 18 years of overall law enforcement experience. Officer Schultz has worked for JPD over 19 years.

The Juneau male medivaced to Seattle has been positively identified as 38 year old Juneau resident Jeremie Shaun Tinney. On 12/03/2016, Tinney was treated for non-life threatening injuries at the Harborview Medical Center.

On 12/04/2016, Tinney was released from the Harborview Medical Center. Tinney was arrested by a Washington agency on an outstanding Washington arrest warrant. The original charges for the Washington arrest warrant were Assault on a Child in the 3rd Degree, Assault 4th Degree, Harassment, and a Probation Violation.

Investigators with the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Investigation are in Juneau assisting with the case. The road around the crime scene was opened early Sunday morning, 12/04/2016.

The investigation is on-going.

***** Update 12/3 @ 12:00 PM *****

On 12/03/2016, at approximately 12:56 AM, a JPD officer attempted to stop a grey Jeep Cherokee in the area of Egan Drive and Mendenhall Loop Road. The vehicle failed to stop for the officer and the officer did not pursue the vehicle.

At approximately 3:55 AM, JPD Dispatch received a call from a female Juneau resident. The female reported that her husband had called her and reported being in a vehicle accident somewhere out the road. The husband, a 42 year old Juneau male resident, was a passenger in the vehicle and would not tell his wife the name of the driver.

At approximately 4:19 AM, two JPD officers located the single vehicle crash in the 16,500 block of Oceanview Drive. The vehicle was off the road and in the trees. The vehicle was positively identified as the same Jeep Cherokee that fled from police earlier in the day.

The driver was identified as a 38 year old Juneau male resident. The driver did not comply with officer instructions and the on-duty sergeant notified Dispatch that the driver was barricaded in the vehicle. Within one minute, officers requested medical assistance for the driver who had been shot one time by one of the officers.

The driver was taken to the Bartlett Regional Hospital via ambulance. The driver was later medivaced to Seattle for further medical treatment.

The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave per JPD policy. The name of the officer who shot will not be released at this time. The earliest the officer?s name will be released is Monday, December 5th.

To insure a complete and thorough investigation JPD contacted the local District Attorney and the Alaska State Trooper Bureau of Investigations (ABI) for assistance with this case.

Alcohol appears to be a factor in this incident.

The investigation is continuing

***** End Update 12/03 @ 12:00 PM *****

On 12/03/2016, at approximately 4:19 AM, two JPD officers contacted a 38 year old Juneau resident in the area of the 16,500 block of Oceanview Drive. The 38 year old Juneau resident was shot by one of the officers. The male was taken to the Bartlett Regional Hospital via ambulance, and was later medivaced to Seattle.

Both officers were uninjured and have been placed on administrative leave. Per policy, the names of the officers will not be released for a minimum of 24 hours.

This is a developing investigation. More information will be released at 12:00 PM.