Anchorage police investigate deaths of 2 men found in park

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found near each other in a local park.

Police say they were called to the Valley of the Moon Park shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday by someone who found one of the bodies on a bike path.

According to police, officers found the other man’s body in the park nearby as they were searching the area.

The men’s identities were not immediately released.

Police say they are treating the deaths as homicides, but have not disclosed how the men died. Anchorage television station KTUU-TV reports that area residents heard shots fired earlier.

No one has been arrested.

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