An Anchorage man shot his brother in a Muldoon mobile home after an argument late Wednesday, police say.
Vincent Wilkerson, 37, is charged with murder, misconduct involving a weapon and tampering with evidence. His 34-year-old brother, Gregory Wilkerson, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Vincent Wilkerson faces the weapons charge because he's a convicted felon. In fact, his rap sheet includes dozens of convictions, said Det. Sgt. Slawomir Markiewicz. His record of arrests stretches back to the early 1990s, according to a public database, and includes burglary, assault, DWI, a domestic violence complaint and a string of misdemeanors.
Police are still hoping to talk to a man and a woman who were in the trailer at the time of the shooting - and anyone else with information. Investigators had little to say about the details of the crime.
The death is Anchorage's second homicide of the year.
Several people were gathered inside the home at 705 Muldoon Road when an argument began just before midnight.
The cause of the argument is unclear, but police say that at some point Vincent Wilkerson produced a gun and shot his brother several times.
Joe Harris lives next door. He heard four or five shots in a row, he said.
"A bunch of people come running out of the house, saying, 'Let's get the hell out of here,' " Harris said.
Vincent Wilkerson ran from the mobile home after the shooting, but came back at about 6:30 a.m., according to police.
His bail is set at $650,000, and he's scheduled to appear in court tomorrow.
Gregory Wilkerson listed the mobile home court as his address, according to public records. It's unclear if he lived in the particular mobile home where the shooting occurred.
The home sits along Muldoon Road, across from Hamburger Haven and a children's dentist. It's white, with wind chimes and a dreamcatcher above the porch. An American flag hangs next to the door and a snow-covered barbecue sits in the yard.
A police crime scene van, nearly as large as some of the nearby mobile homes, was parked nearby this morning as police walked in and out the home.
Another neighbor, who would only identify herself as Michele, said she didn't hear any gunshots but saw police arrive at about 12:20 a.m.
She had been baking chocolate-chip and walnut cookies for a middle school bake sale, she said.
"Flashlights, and cops and rifles and dogs. They were everywhere," she said. "And that traumatizes me."
She said she's been looking for property in Mat-Su, and that now it's time to move.
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By KYLE HOPKINS
Anchorage Daily News