By Anne Raup Updated: January 3, 2017 Published: January 1, 2017
Shannon Duke.
Born in Montana but raised in Alaska, Duke married, raised three children and worked jobs including as a teacher’s aide. Her eldest daughter Chloe was killed with her. “She championed any child she met that needed a second chance for success,” her obituary said. (Obituary photo)
The faces, names and what's known about the lives of each and every Anchorage homicide victim this year.
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Anchorage's deadly year: With 34 homicide victims, violence hits home