Anchorage woman dies of gunshot wounds suffered in December

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage woman has died of gunshot wounds suffered two weeks ago, police announced Monday.

Just before 3 a.m. Dec. 30, Anchorage police received a call that shots had been fired near the 100 block of Oklahoma Street about a block north of Turpin Park in east Anchorage.

Officers found shell casings in the street.

About 15 minutes later, Juanita Lolesio, 19, arrived at a hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds.

She was accompanied by witnesses, whom police questioned.

Police are investigating the case as a homicide but say they have no new information on a suspect.

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