Woman in apartment wounded by gunfire outside, Anchorage police say

An altercation outside a Mountain View apartment Thursday night led to a woman inside being shot in the torso, Anchorage police said.

The call came in at 9:41 p.m. about a shooting on the 200 block of Meyer Street.

The woman was inside an apartment when she was shot by a suspect who was outside a window, police said. She was taken to the hospital with what police describe as "non-life-threatening injuries."

The suspect ran away.

Police have pictures from surveillance video of a man walking around the apartment at about the time of the shooting. He was wearing light-colored pants, a dark jacket, a dark hat, a backpack with light blue straps and possibly a scarf.

Police say they believe he has information related to the crime and are looking for him.

Investigators don't think the shooting was random. They have gotten conflicting reports on what started the trouble. They are looking into whether the woman was part of the earlier ruckus or was inside the whole time. At any rate, it appears those involved knew each other, said MJ Thim, police spokesman.

"We believe she was the intended target but we don't know that for sure," he said.

If you have information, call police dispatch at 907-786-8900 (press 0 for an operator) or, if you want to remain anonymous, call 907-561-STOP or provide a tip online at anchoragecrimestoppers.com