FBI Seeks Help from Public in Solving Coastguard Killings

Shoshanna Utchenik
ticklethewire.com

More than 100 people memorialized two slain U.S. Coastguard employees in Alaska last week as “full of honor, courage and passion for their families,” but the FBI offered little closure on their deaths.

The L.A. Times reports that the April 12th shooting of Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins and civilian employee Richard Belisle at a Kodiak communications station remain unresolved with no arrests. The FBI is seeking information from the public about two vehicles that may have been used in connection with the shooting: a white 2002 Dodge Ram pickup and a blue 2001 Honda CRV.

FBI spokesman Darrin Jones stressed there is no indication that the public is at risk. Meanwhile, various local Kodiak news outlets reported a search of the home of the victims’ coworker, according to the Times.

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