Homicide suspect in custody after woman found fatally injured in Anchorage home, police say

Update, 8:20 p.m. Friday: Anchorage police say 46-year-old Armando Velador Padilla is suspected of fatally wounding a woman found in the Fairview neighborhood with injuries to her upper body.

Padilla has been taken into custody and will face charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and animal cruelty, police said in an updated alert.

The woman will be identified after next of kin have been notified, according to police. Ingra Street fully reopened by 8:15 p.m.

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Anchorage police say they’re investigating the death of a woman found in the Fairview neighborhood with upper body injuries as a homicide following reports of a disturbance Friday afternoon.

The woman’s dog also died after being injured during the same incident, the Anchorage Police Department said in an online alert.

There was no immediate information available about arrests made in the case, but police said detectives “have made contact with everyone involved” and it appeared to be an isolated incident.

An APD spokeswoman said she had no additional information to release Friday afternoon.

Police said they responded to reports of a disturbance in the 1000 block of Ingra Street just before 1 p.m. Friday.

The woman was found inside a residence and taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries, police said. Her dog was taken to a pet emergency clinic and died there.

Officers and the department’s crime scene team expect to remain in the area for an extended period of time, police said. The northbound lane of Ingra remained closed as of midafternoon.