Update | 12:46 p.m. Saturday
Juneau police now say the gunshot that wounded a 19-year-old woman in a Mendenhall Valley townhouse was fired through the floor of the second story into the first, where it struck the top of her head.
An Alaska Native Medical Center spokeswoman reports the teenager is in critical condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
In a press release, the police also said they no longer need help finding Katherine Milton and Rafael Flores. Detectives met with them Saturday morning and released them.
Police are still seeking information about the incident from the public. Contact the Juneau Police Department at (907)586-0600.
Original story | 11 p.m. Friday
Juneau Police are looking for two people in connection with a Friday shooting that left one woman with a gunshot wound to the head.
According to a news release, police are asking for contact information for 51-year-old Rafael Flores and 46-year-old Katherine Milton. Both are Juneau residents.
Police describe Flores as 5 foot 9 inches tall, 180 pounds and Hispanic with black hair and brown eyes. Milton is described as 5 feet tall, 170 pounds and Alaska Native with brown hair and brown eyes.
Police say the shooting of a 19-year-old woman at a townhouse in the Mendenhall Valley was an isolated incident, and that the parties knew each other.
Emergency officials arrived on the scene Friday afternoon. The young woman was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital before being medevaced to Anchorage for medical treatment.
Police say anyone with information on Flores and Milton’s whereabouts can call JPD at (907) 586-0600.
