Alaska Whaling Village Teen Pleads Not Guilty to 16 Felony Counts in Shooting That Left 2 Dead

Published on March 9, 2024

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A 16-year-old boy charged as an adult in the shooting deaths of two people in the northwest Alaska whaling village of Point Hope was arraigned Friday on 16 felony counts. Daniel Dalle-Molle, the public defender for Guy Nashookpuk, entered not guilty pleas to the charges leveled against the teen by a grand jury. Nashookpuk, who appeared telephonically from jail for the proceeding at the courthouse in Kotzebue, did not speak during the arraignment, which took less than five minutes. Judge Paul Roetman set an omnibus hearing, in which lawyers and the judge handle pretrial matters, for May 8. Nashookpuk faces two counts each of first- and second-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, seven counts of assault and a burglary charge in the shooting Feb. 25 that left two people dead and two others injured....

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