Alaska Man Killed in Shootout with State Troopers Following Highway Chase

Suspect Identified as 45-Year-Old Michael Grimes of Fairbanks, Engaged in Gunfire with Troopers During 7-Mile Chase Linked to Felony Investigation; Passenger Arrested on Weapons Charge

• Michael Grimes, a 45-year-old man from Fairbanks, Alaska, was killed in a shootout with the state troopers following a 7-mile highway chase connected to an active felony-level investigation.
• The chase began when Grimes failed to stop for marked trooper vehicles; during the chase, Grimes shot at troopers who returned fire, eventually hitting him.
• Once the vehicle was stopped using spike strips and other techniques, there was another exchange of gunfire between Grimes and the law enforcement officers, after which Grimes was declared dead at the scene.
• A female passenger in Grimes' vehicle was arrested on a weapons charge; no other injuries were reported among the law enforcement officers or the woman.
• It is still under investigation who fired the shot or shots that killed Grimes; officers who discharged their weapons were placed on administrative leave for 72 hours according to agency policy.
• This incident marks the second fatal shooting involving Alaska State Troopers in the same week - earlier, a trooper had fatally shot a man brandishing a rifle outside a motel in Tok.

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