ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a state trooper has shot and killed a man during a confrontation on the Sterling Highway in the Kenai Peninsula.
According to a trooper dispatch, the trooper had pulled over a driver Saturday night after a short pursuit.
Troopers say the driver initiated a physical altercation with the trooper, who then fired his weapon.
The driver, whose identity has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The trooper was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The shooting remains under investigation.
